Father's Day Weekend Randoms

[lilyelayne]

[dreemkin]

lilyelayne love how the tape has a pen (the best 'tool' to wind them back up when the tape came out)!

My DD1 said it best about Father's Day: it is Mother's Day for Dads

[dreemkin]

Laundry day today blah! But DD1 and I are currently enjoying smoothies I made, on the couch. Ooops!

Tonight we might try a new splash pad. We'll see!

[lilyelayne]

G just went down for his nap. I need to wrap DH's Father's Day gift (a picture book version of Abbott & Costello's Who's On First) and do some chores. Then when he wakes up we'll go to Walgreens to pick up the D-A-D pictures and a Father's Day card.

dreemkin do you miss work? How's adjusting to being a full time SAHM?

[seamonster]

Only working a half day tomorrow and then I'm done with weekends. We're taking DS to a petting zoo in the afternoon now that's he's walking at least 90% of the time.

[aggiebug]

dreemkin, I should be doing laundry too! Instead I am looking at pretty maternity clothes. Window shopping from the comfort of my chair

lilyelayne, that meme is the best!

[lilyelayne]

seamonster yay for walking!

[aggiebug]

cougarette @holachica where have you been peeps? come say hi some times

[dreemkin]

lilyelayne thanks for asking! I'm loving being a sahm for so many reasons! I feel a little stressed about the money loss but I have always been frugal so I'm just stepping that up a notch to help compensate. Plus, H just learned that he's getting a huge raise effective next month!

I also am loving my weekends and holidays off! It's so nice for the scheduling stress to be gone and being able to spend more time with H and the girls!

ETA: I don't miss work :/ is that bad??

[cougarette]

Sorry!! Work has been ridiculous lately. We just launched a new product that we haven't fully tested this week. So now that we finally have a test environment it's all hands on deck for testing and fixing those last minute things.

And because we haven't been able to fully test, and just other craziness I've been feeling like I'm not up to my usually standards. Oh and my annual review is coming up. Ugh.

Anyway, N is getting better and better at his crawling. He's really getting very speedy these days. The early interventionist is trying to find an opening with a physical therapist.

Meanwhile I'm still trying to get him using a cup. He refuses to use one at all. It's so frustrating and because he's not drinking a bottle either, he's not drinking anything all day.

Sorry to unload like that. I think that's why I stay away. It feels like all I do is complain and feel stressed out.

[dreemkin]

cougarette please don't feel like that. I think this is an outlet (in whatever way) for most of us. I'm glad to hear that baby cougar is seeing improvement. I hope he learns that drinking from a cup is cool lol. Good luck at work. Sounds stressful and like something my H says all the time.

[aggiebug]

cougarette I am glad you checked in. Work sounds incredibly hectic but exciting. Or is it?

And ditto dreemkin I like hearing about you and about ds. It's not complaining it's sharing. And parenting is overwhelming for all of us so coming hear to share you struggles and concerns is a good thing. We are on your team. I am sorry the cup is such a struggle that would be so concerning and frustrating for me too. I have a few on my local forum who I know have shared similar stories-their kids as preschoolers still don't drink well. I can ask them if they have any ideas on tricks if you want?

[lilyelayne]

dreemkin I don't think it's bad that you don't miss work. Just confirmation you made the right decision! I loved my job & the place I worked & my coworkers and, honestly, I don't miss working one bit. Not compared to being with DS. And yay yay for your H's raise!!

cougarette

(That's a bit creepier than I thought now that I look at it...)

[lilyelayne]

DS had a great night & then DH got up with him at 630 and let me snooze. Hoping to hit up the farmers market for sweet corn (yay! Finally in season!) then home for nap so DS will be in a good mood for my nephew's birthday party!

[mmarie]

dreemkin I don't think it's bad that you don't miss your job. Like lily said, it just confirms that you made the right choice. And congrats to Mr dreemkin on the raise! That's awesome!

[mmarie]

cougarette sometimes you need to unload like that. That's why we are here!

[cougarette]

You know I like creepy, lilyelayne. (OK yeah, that's creepy too, haha!)

Thanks aggiebug, I'm open to any and all suggestions!

Thanks, dreemkin! I didn't want to be annoying and a big downer.

Work lately has been making me wish we could afford for me to go part time. But the light is at the end of the tunnel, and we can start working on better projects soon.

[cougarette]

DS was up from 2-4 crying. I'm not sure if it's the two molars breaking through, or if #4 is making its way up. Either way, Advil seemed to help.

But he was happy and giggly this morning, so maybe it was done weird fluke thing.

I need to start making a blueberry cobbler for my grandfather's birthday party this afternoon, but I can't get off the couch.

[mmarie]

DD started tumbling for tots a few weeks ago. She hated it at first but now she likes it and is starting to get more independent. It's a lot different than I thought it was going to be. I thought it was going to be just a bunch of 1-2 year olds running around. Nope. They use actual gymnastics equipment. She is the youngest and just started walking like a month ago.

Swim lessons started last week too. She hates the cold pool water so hopefully she will start to like that otherwise it's going to be a long 8 weeks.

[mmarie]

Oh and I forgot father's day was Sunday so I picked up a shift at work tonight. And I don't have anything for him. Oops. Wife of the year right here. Maybe I can get him out of the house for a few hours today so DD can make something for him.

[aggiebug]

Hi mmarie!

I will pose the question they are a Super helpful crew.

[dreemkin]

cougarette 'like' for blueberry cobbler. I'm actually going to attempt a grilled peach and apple (per H's request) cobbler tomorrow. You actually grill it, not just the fruit! Top with ice cream and you can't go wrong lol

[dreemkin]

Sitting at Home Run Inn before they open. Buffet lunch with my dad and family. Yay!! Love this food!

[seamonster]

cougarette would he maybe use a water bottle. I know you said he doesn't like either, but maybe the immediate flow of the water bottle spout will help.

Good luck with your annual review.

[seamonster]

Didn't get paint to make the footprint card for H. Maybe next weekend. I bought him a card from me and one from DS. I gave him chocolate last week as his present. Going out for Szechuan tomorrow for Father's Day lunch after H finishes his run.

I'm cooking steaks tonight.

[lilyelayne]

Heyyy mmarie! LO's tumbling class sounds awesome. I wish we had something like that around here.

[mmarie]

Jun 18, 2016 13:39:36 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Heyyy mmarie! LO's tumbling class sounds awesome. I wish we had something like that around here.

It is fun! It's through out county rec park. The instructors are amazing with all the kids but I've really been impressed with how they've been with DD being younger and more shy than the other kids. It's really helped her get unattached to my leg.

[cougarette]

So at the party we took a capri sun and put the straw in his mouth and squeezed some out. He seemed to understand how it worked and got mad when we took it away. Later at my parent's house we did the same thing with a juice box. I'm hoping he can then move to drinking out of straws on his own. Even if it was a weird one day thing, at least I know it can be done.

[aggiebug]

Jun 18, 2016 18:36:17 GMT -5 cougarette said:

So at the party we took a capri sun and put the straw in his mouth and squeezed some out. He seemed to understand how it worked and got mad when we took it away. Later at my parent's house we did the same thing with a juice box. I'm hoping he can then move to drinking out of straws on his own. Even if it was a weird one day thing, at least I know it can be done.

Success! And those are enticing drinks

[lilyelayne]

Jun 18, 2016 18:36:17 GMT -5 cougarette said:

So at the party we took a capri sun and put the straw in his mouth and squeezed some out. He seemed to understand how it worked and got mad when we took it away. Later at my parent's house we did the same thing with a juice box. I'm hoping he can then move to drinking out of straws on his own. Even if it was a weird one day thing, at least I know it can be done.

I just remembered my SIL had a sippy like this when my nephew started with cups. You can squeeze it to get the water to come to the top of the straw.

www.amazon.com/Playtex-Sipsters-Stage-Straw-Sippy/dp/B004E2H3PA