Today is day 3 of our corporate Health, Safety & Environment audit at work. It has been intense. I can't wait until Friday afternoon.
William has been definitely stretching his "I'm 2 yrs old and testing the limits" muscles lately. We have resorted to "time outs" in his high chair pushed away from the table. We have to be able to put him somewhere that he is strapped in for it to work, really. We didn't really want to be big on time out in our house, but we feel like we don't have any other tools right now that are working. He had 3 time outs yesterday (1 for throwing food intentionally at the dinner table, 1 for hair pulling, one for generally being a wild man and not listening at all after multiple attempts to redirect). Ugh, I don't know. I don't feel great about it, but we want him to have discipline and be a good kid who listens. It's hard... also, he is incredibly funny, and usually just tries to make us laugh during time out.
I'm wearing smaller dress pants today. Yay!!! I need to dig out some of the smaller clothes that I have in the basement, because I think some of them might start to fit soon. Maybe I will weigh myself tomorrow...
I sleep horribly. Just in general. But worse when I am extra stressed, which I am right now with the audit at work. I am soooo tired.
William has a lot of fears lately (which I think is somewhat common, and something that I went through when I was a kid as well). His latest (as of his last two baths) is the bathtub. I don't know why, but last night he had an epic meltdown that he was terrified of the bathtub. I had to let him stand up in the tub and hold onto the faucet while I super quickly washed him and shampooed his hair. He refused to sit down and he cried the whole time. I felt awful. He told me after that he is scared of the big tub and wants to take baths in "Lucie's tub." We bathe Lucie in a little baby bathtub that we put on the island in the kitchen during her bath time. We actually used to use it for William too when he was younger... I don't know, but we need to figure something out...
We have someone coming out to see our fish pond today and teach us what to do to better take care of it and not kill the fish. Who knew that would be something we couldn't figure out on our own?
Reese has a vet appointment on Saturday. She has been vomiting lately for unknown reasons. I really hope nothing is wrong...
I was on a mandarin orange kick for a couple of months, but now I think I am over them. I think I am entering a banana phase. I wish bananas weren't chocked full of carbs. I do really like them!
I think you all will appreciate this story. A few months ago my BFF allowed her older brother to move in to her home. They grew up in the south in a very strict church and he needed a fresh start in a new state. She never told him I was gay bc she didn't want to deal with his potential reaction. Well I asked him to do some work on our house before we moved so he obviously was able to figure it out. Since I was back in town last weekend for just a few days I stayed with her family rather than a hotel. A few days before I arrived he asked her if I preferred going by the pronoun he or she? She about died from wanting to laugh, but explained that transgender and gay are two different things and I'm absolutely female.
Me: 31 Wife: 30. Legally married 2008, thanks CA! TTC #1 since 11/14 using donor sperm. IUIs Jan-Aug 2015 BFN Sept & OCT 2015 added Femara. BFN Saw RE December 2015. IUI with Clomid & Trigger Jan 2016 BFN IUI #13 with Follistim April 2016 BFFN IVF #1 July 2016. 14R, 10F, 6 Day 5 embryos. 4 PGS normal embabies!
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
Post by rikkiandjulie on Jun 23, 2016 12:12:42 GMT -5
Got the estimate back from insurance the semi tire did $4000 worth of damage to the little Honda Fit. Our deductible is only $500 though. They are also classifying it as an "act of God claim" so it doesn't go on my record.
Mitchell,SD is soooooo boring. I can't even handle it. I refuse to check out the corn palace.
I can't wait to get home next week. I am still anxious as hell about my first ultrasound but I am trying to find some faith.
rikkiandjulie glad that you were safe in the car and that it's a relatively minor event for you!
I'm seriously stressed about money and the future.
On a positive note, I have been able to at least do some type of workout every day since Sunday. I also figured out how many calories I should be eating per day. It's very sad since I really like food.
kona - Great job exercising! Making it a habit can be tough. My pet peeve is when they include the calories on menus. I totally understand why but it always makes me feel guilty and I try to order the healthiest item. When I really sometimes just want a treat and would rather not know.
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
Turns out M has hand, foot, and mouth disease. Apparently it's going around. It's her first virus. Guess we just have to let it run its course.
William just had that too last week! Ugh poor kiddos! Luckily for us Lucie appears to have dodged the bullet, and she has not shown any symptoms of also having it...
I hope M feels better soon! Is it a mild case (I hope!)?
kona - Great job exercising! Making it a habit can be tough. My pet peeve is when they include the calories on menus. I totally understand why but it always makes me feel guilty and I try to order the healthiest item. When I really sometimes just want a treat and would rather not know.
I have not exercised (beyond going for a walk - which in my book really doesn't count) in literally years. It is so bad. I really have never been one to enjoy exercise, and so I always find excuses not to make it a part of my life and routine. I am feeling like I need to find a way to change that because I have been REALLY stiff and sore since having Lucie. My muscles and joints are just not the same. I feel like my body aged about 20 years all of a sudden. I have a super high threshold for pain, so I typically just ignore it, but I feel like it is impacting my life and making me feel more tired b/c my body just seems to always hurt. Over the last couple of months I have self diagnosed (I know, I'm crazy!) myself with everything from early onset arthritis to fibromyalgia. Anyway, I'm thinking about trying yoga b/c I feel like it might help me. We have a really nice little spot in our new master bedroom by our bay window that would be perfect for yoga. I might give it a try...
As for calories on menus, I TOTALLY agree.
In order to maintain a healthy weight (you know, after I finish losing my baby and TTC weight) I will always have to be calorie conscious even if I am not actively calorie counting. It just is what it is for me. I have settled into a pretty livable "diet" right now that doesn't feel super restrictive but is still allowing me to lose weight at a decent clip post-baby. It is a struggle for me to not obsess over it though. Eating for me will always be a struggle. So looking at a menu and seeing the calorie content of everything makes me crazy, because a big part of me will always want to order the lowest calorie item on the menu even if I don't like it just because I feel like that is always the choice that I should make. Blahhhhh!
Turns out M has hand, foot, and mouth disease. Apparently it's going around. It's her first virus. Guess we just have to let it run its course.
William just had that too last week! Ugh poor kiddos! Luckily for us Lucie appears to have dodged the bullet, and she has not shown any symptoms of also having it...
I hope M feels better soon! Is it a mild case (I hope!)?
Luckily so far it seems pretty mild. She seems like her usual self. Has William recovered? I didn't know how contagious it is so that's wonderful Lucie hasn't gotten it!
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
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