We leave in two days which means someone has to clean the house, do the laundry, and pack everything. Chances are high that the someone is me. O and I will go to Target today to get last minute travel essentials. That's all I've got. I'm hoping he isn't a whiny mess today like he has been the last two days. The trip to the store will either be a huge happy distraction for him or a hot mess.
Things are looking up - my kid actually slept halfway decently last night, so I feel like a new woman, and I have email again at work, so that makes life soooooo much easier. I finished the baby book for DS yesterday and showed it to H, and he said it was great, so I just need to order it today - I can't wait for it to actually get here!
Also, PSA - StrideRite has a great 50% off sale going on right now.
I haven't been around here again all week. I thought I would have more time with being at work but we have been so short staffed. Nothing going on today. Maybe B and I will go to park after work if she isn't crabby.
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jul 7, 2016 7:36:38 GMT -5
So H and I have been joking/laughing about a homemade poster board sign that's been up in our neighborhood this past week. It reads- "Have you seen our kid's tortoise??" in big letters and has their phone # (why I haven't posted a pic).
Laughed our asses off about it until H texted me while I was putting DD to sleep last night with this pic-
We're still wondering how it got into our FENCED back yard.....
L slept atrociously again, so H switched off the alarm because he wasn't lift sharing today. We all slept an hour later than usual, and consequently I'm much more human. Then my mum came to collect us and we stopped at the coffee shop and then went to soft play. Mum wanted to see where it is and how it works so that she can take L on her own in the future. Then Mum took L home with her. That was two hours ago! I did a bit of necessary shopping but it was so much easier without the pushchair! Then I had lunch and now I'm relaxing. I need to get up and do something useful, but I don't know how long I've got. It could be another hour ir it could be five minutes.
I do not know how I managed L's first eight and a half months without ever having a break. Mum would come and play with L for half an hour and I'd rush around doing chores or making dinner. I have since discovered that even that half hour to myself, let alone a longer stretch like to today, makes me a better mum the rest of the time.
Post by blueskiessmiling on Jul 7, 2016 7:53:14 GMT -5
DD fell back asleep in bed with me nursing this morning and slept an extra hour and a half. AND I am getting my hair done today. Yay for today! mrsmonogrammed We've had a lost dog flyer up in our neighborhood for awhile now. The other day, we're driving by one and DH says "I can't believe those people haven't found their horse yet". We live in a subdivision...
This weekend is my best friends bachelorette weekend. We leave Saturday morning and drive out to Riverhead, check in the hotel, and then head out on a wine tour all day. Dinner reservations at the hotel followed by drinks at the bar. Head back Sunday afternoon after spending some time by the pool.
I don't know if I'm being a control freak, but I am assuming I am, but a friend of ours wants to leave at 8:30 am, when its an hour and a half drive and we don't have to be there til 11. It'll take me over 30-minutes just to get to her. Do you think it's worth it to just drive alone for the 2 hours and meet them there. It would save me over an hour. I'm just annoyed she won't compromise and leave at 9 when everyone else is asking her to.
She also wants to stay late on Sunday and I'm worried I'll miss M 2 nights in a row. No big deal, right? I'm freaking out over nothing?
mrsmonogrammed thats crazy! And how did it get in your backyard
holliberry28 yea no big deal, either go with her and deal with her schedule or if you want to control times more just go yourself and use getting back to M as your reason
mrsmonogrammed thats crazy! And how did it get in your backyard
holliberry28 yea no big deal, either go with her and deal with her schedule or if you want to control times more just go yourself and use getting back to M as your reason
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jul 7, 2016 8:12:51 GMT -5
ashbash that's a great question! Especially since it's from the front of our subdivision and we live on a cul-de-sac in the way back of the neighborhood. Happy he's back home though:)
mrsmonogrammed thats crazy! And how did it get in your backyard
holliberry28 yea no big deal, either go with her and deal with her schedule or if you want to control times more just go yourself and use getting back to M as your reason
what would you do? lol
Decisions are hard.
Not ashbash, but I would probably drive myself....if she can't even compromise by half an hour, she probably will only want to leave when SHE wants to leave. DNW to be trapped somewhere!
holliberry28, +1 on I would just drive myself. Although, for me it would be more about having the freedom to leave when I wanted to on Sunday, it'd be hard for me to give up an entire weekend with my boys, and just having the reassurance I know I can leave to at least make it home for dinner or whenever would be big peace of mind for me, and not feeling trapped.
DS has been day potty trained since February, but we still put a diaper on at night because he sleeps so good. Last night after baths he asked if he could wear underwear instead. Around 2am I guess he wandered into our room and went to H's side of the bed to wake him up, where H assumed he peed himself and needed a change. But nope, dry. So he took him back to his room, came into ours, and heard DS get up again but this time go to the bathroom! Then nothing again until 7:30 am when he came running into our room with his hands up in the air giggling his head off still dry!
So, that's exciting Whether it's a permanent change or not, firsts are always very cool.
Off to the lake after naps today for the rest of the weekend! This time we are going with my ILs.
Haha aw mrsmonogrammed you probably made them so happy though!
purple I'm bad for falling into routine and remembering to take time to myself too. This last month just randomly had a bunch going on and I ended up doing a lot of things with friends myself. It was very rejuvenating!
holliberry28, +whatever for driving myself to be in control of the schedule. See if someone else wants to ride up with you if you're worried about being lonely on the car ride. Or listen to terrible music and have a dance party the whole time by yourself. Or drive in silence and relish in the quiet.
I'm writing a rough schedule of O's day-to-day for MIL. I feel like a crazy mom. She also asked for a list of foods he likes. She validates my feelings and understands my anxiety about the trip. It doesn't make me feel any less crazy.
I'm writing a rough schedule of O's day-to-day for MIL. I feel like a crazy mom. She also asked for a list of foods he likes. She validates my feelings and understands my anxiety about the trip. It doesn't make me feel any less crazy.
Every few months my mom hits a Thursday she can't babysit DS for me because of vacation or whatever. On those days, one of her really good friends normally subs in, and I always leave a rough schedule of naps/food/etc for her, just because she doesn't deal with him that often. She likes it because it gives her guidance, I like it because it gives me peace of mind. You're not a crazy mom.
Morning! H is home with the kids today and I'm doing some vacation planning at work (1 week until we leave!) BTW we (read: H) decided to rent car seats instead of try and travel with them. That ends up being fine with me, I just wanted someone to make the decision and H did, so.
tiffbot that is awesome! We are so not there yet. DS has been potty trained for almost a year and a half, zero accidents, he's a pro. We tried the night thing a bit ago and attempted for about a week and it was a definite no-go. He wouldn't even wake up when he would pee, so in the morning he was sopping wet and cold. I just figured it wasn't worth it and we invested in some pullups. I'm generally anti-pullup (expensive and I don't think they help with potty training) but I really felt weird laying him on his back and fastening a diaper on him every night.
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