Post by laceysbryan on Jun 16, 2016 7:31:34 GMT -5
Can I just be thankful tomorrow is Friday? I'm ready for this week to be over. Went home yesterday and cuddled LO as much as I could (which meant tiring him out with the water table then snuggling to watch Sesame Street). Hopefully today goes by quickly because I'm already over it.
I've been missing LO a lot lately, and I think he is feeling it too. He's started engaging in extra-cute delaying tactics whenever I'm trying to leave him, like popping up to the side of his crib and trying to get me to tickle him when I'm trying to leave his room at bedtime, or repeatedly running over and hugging my legs and laughing when I'm dropping him off at daycare.
I feel bad. I can't wait to spend some uninterrupted time with him this weekend. Last Sunday I ended up having to study and work all day, and H had to go into the office, so LO spent the day with my in-laws. He had a great day but I cried and cried wondering if he thinks that any of this stuff is something I'd actually rather be doing than spending time with him, which is so far from the truth.
laceysbryan hope your day goes quickly. dashook I've been missing LO a lot too she's also been trying to distract us from bedtime and always tries to get me to follow her and come play with her in her room etc. I miss her. I hope you can carve off a little time to spend with your baby sometime soon!
We were exhausted and hungry last night so for dinner I wound up making a mixing bowl amount of guac (w 3 avocados) and we just pigged out on that with chips and a bottle of wine. Which meant I didn't cook the chicken I had thawed, which meant I had to cook it this morning or else it would go bad, SO this morning I made all of this:
* chicken & summer squash roasted with garlic & onion, some put aside for Ch's DC lunch * fruit & cheese & cheddar bunny bento for Ch * snack of mini banana & alphabet cookies * green smoothie (kiwi spinach banana yogurt milk) because guess what Ch hates WCM again. That other night was a random fluke where she drank a whole sippy * bottle of water
...and now I'm exhausted. And I ran out of time to shower. And I have a lot of work to do. And I miss my little bebe. Thinking about WFH tomorrow.
Morning all! I am super thankful for Leo. I've been hugging him and kissing him and telling him I love him as much as he lets me.
bkmama0, Guac sounds like an excellent meal! I gave that to Leo on Sunday but snuck in some black beans in it too. laceysbryan, FX for a fast day for you! dashook, Life gets so busy sometimes. I hope this weekend you get all the free time with your LO. ourcrazynavylife, Get thee to starbucks!
Post by BabyStandish on Jun 16, 2016 9:10:49 GMT -5
We are headed to my friend's neighborhood pool this morning with some of the girls from MOPS. I am really glad that this one girl isn't coming. She's borderline anorexic (she's admitted to having issues and I still have yet to see her eat and we have breakfast every MOPS meeting) and constantly complains about her husband. I get along really well with my neighbor who is going so at least she will be there. We probably won't stay much longer than an hour. I got sunburned last week at the Waterpark so I'll be sure to put on plenty of sunscreen today.
Plans changed last minute and now I have no idea what is going on today. I'm supposed to be hanging out with my bro, but he had other plans change on him and now our day is messed up. I should be meeting up with him later. I'll see what he's doing for lunch and go from there. I did wake up early for some who-knows-what reason, and decided today was the day to start working out again. I need to get out of my slump and just get out there. I started small, doing mostly core excersices in front of the TV, but I still feel a little better about myself. Next, working on not snacking when there are so many delicious things and I trained in culinary arts lol. LO will be hanging out with my mom most of the day. That was my plan and I'm sticking to it. If that means I must go out and get my eye brows waxed while sipping on coffee, then so be it. DH flies in tonight and I'm picking him up. I hate dropping him off at the airport to fly out (it usually means getting up at 4am), but I know he loves when I pick him up. I still go inside and wait to see if I can spot him coming up the escalator (DIA) before he sees me. Sometimes, I'll surprise him with balloons and flowers, despite he's only been gone 4 days. I hear LO saying "mama", I think it's time for her to get up. She's so cute, it hurts.
dashook I promise he won't even remember that you had to be gone. Kids are so resilient. When my older kids were little I worked 80 hours a week (night shift) and I was in school then too. We are all thick as thieves and they have never once complained that I wasn't around enough. It's really hard to be a working mama but you are doing a great job!
ourcrazynavylife I hope today goes quickly! I'm sorry you had a rough night. GL with clinicals today. I hope you will keep us updated on the progress of the house! That's really exciting!
littlelion awwww. You have such a sweet boy and are such a good mama! He is a lucky kid to have you.
BabyStandish I hope today winds up being fun and the downer mommy doesn't come.
Busy ish day today- I have an appointment with my surgeon to finalize the plan and then I may go do a half day of clinical. I have tons of homework once everyone is in bed so I'm not looking forward to that.
I am thankful for my kids and my husband today. They have all been major team players and supportive of getting me through school. I couldn't do this without them.
Happy that Leo has been doing really well at DC this week. Less crying at drop off. None since yesterday and today he walked in on his own and didn't look back. Such a big boy.
DH was very happy with us having a healthy baby boy. He had already started to think the baby was a girl since I'm bigger sooner than when I had Leo. Now we are in the midst of determining a name. He wants to insist on a Jr but I squash that pretty fast. My current ideas are Lucas, Joaquin, and Manuel.
DH was very happy with us having a healthy baby boy. He had already started to think the baby was a girl since I'm bigger sooner than when I had Leo. Now we are in the midst of determining a name. He wants to insist on a Jr but I squash that pretty fast. My current ideas are Lucas, Joaquin, and Manuel.
I don't think I caught that you are having a boy--that's awesome!! I love all of those potential names.
littlelion ooh I love Joaquin and Lucas. And I knew a really nice guy named Manuel. raven coffee and waxing and self care time sounds great! ourcrazynavylife yeahhh renovations. Good luck with everything.
Post by littlelion on Jun 16, 2016 14:21:52 GMT -5
ourcrazynavylife, 21 day fix has no coffee?! That's insanity! kcrus, when is your surgery scheduled? Is that going to be done thru laparoscopy? Is that the right word? I had a cyst removed and had just 3 little holes done in my belly to remove. That was my first surgery ever and I was so scared to go under. raven, hope your lunch date with your brother went well! I miss my little brother. Now that he has a serious gf his weekends are split between us and her family.
Post by littlelion on Jun 16, 2016 14:24:24 GMT -5
My DH got the offer from his old company! His same position along with the same pay rate. He wants to try to negotiate a higher one. But he really is ready to leave the landscaping job, he's already feeling burned out. I told him it's the fact that he's a yr older.
This thankful thread was just what I needed. I've been losing patience with lo because of his attitude (teeth? mental leap? just toddlerhood in general?) lately. I needed that reminder to take a step back and look at the positives and what I'm thankful for.
Got a LOT of cleaning done today. It started out as trying to find a couple of lo's toys that were lost and turned into move rhe furniture, purge lo's toys, vacuum everything kind of clean. It feels good, but man, I'm tired!
laceysbryan your lo's interests are the exact same as my lo's. Water play and "Momo" (Elmo.) dashook hugs, mama! bkmama0 I'm impressed you cooked all that in the morning! I can barely make my own coffee that early in the morning. ourcrazynavylife I love seeing how people decorate, so I'm all for polls! littlelion I've been doing that with lo too... until he gets annoyed from being loved on too much. Love the names you picked out! BabyStandish hope you had fun with your MOPS group! raven I'm trying to get out of a workout slump too. I actually went back through our old posts and found one of the 30 Day challenges our group did. Enjoy your you time today! kcrus hope your meeting with the surgeon goes smoothly! Good luck getting your homework done. nemomof2 I'm sorry the MS is kicking your butt.
littlelion congrats on another baby boy! So exciting love your name choices. Lucas and/or Luca have been on my list
Hi all! I went to yoga Tuesday night and it was amazing. Definitely found my new work out. I missed checking in this week. Last full week of work before summer vaca. Kids are nuts.
Snapped this sweetness last night. Frame for Father's Day?
ashlantic LO is definitely testing my patience/exhausting tonight. She's basically trying to force herself onto a boob and is being super rough with them so I've put a ban on the boobahs for tonight. Distracting with WCM and snacks not working. She's just coming over and lifting up my shirt and demanding mama mukamukamuka. And then having a mini meltdown if I say no. Between being SUPER cute with other stuff ex. "C'mon" *does toddler sized come here motion with hand. And "oh man!" And "wha happen?"
Uhhhhg. Plus I think I screwed something up a little at work so gotta get on my laptop and fix it tonight. Not to mention we still have to face The Bedtime Showdown. But I'm tiiiiired. ? ourcrazynavylife oo it's like an HGTV show in real time sgio7485 glad you enjoyed yoga! I keep meaning to find a class nearby and never do. It's like relaxation and exercise at once! Cute pic
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