The big is going to Vacation Bible school this week. So that's exciting. Otherwise not much going on here. Recovering from a weekend of birthday festivities.
Post by eliza040502 on Jul 11, 2016 6:28:00 GMT -5
1. Finally cut my hair this weekend.
2. I will be done pumping at the end of this week. On one hand, I feel like I'm quitting. On the other, I'm ready to be done. I'm down to once per day at this point and feel fine. I was not planning on brining my pump on vacation next week so hopefully things continue to feel okay.
Post by southernpeach89 on Jul 11, 2016 7:06:28 GMT -5
I'm dragging this morning. I haven't been sleeping very well and funny enough it's not because of Callie. I've just been waking up a lot and it's starting to really suck. I'm drinking all the coffee this morning.
Still in sleep regression hell but last night was an improvement and he was only up twice and then again at 545 but I got him back to sleep. I let him cry at bedtime for like 3 minutes and he threw up. Wtf??
Last weekend DH came home with a new road bike for me - a Specialized Ruby. He is a big cyclist... I've gone on a few rides but not much. Since getting it though, we've done 3 rides in the last week with Finn in the trailer. So fun and challenging, and Strava is motivating me. I highly recommend Strava for any runners or cyclists. It tracks your times and speeds and shows you who else has done your route in your area and their times. I'm loving this new hobby.
Post by eliza040502 on Jul 11, 2016 7:23:42 GMT -5
@chitownsully - I'm dropping by minutes. I only pump at 7:30 am. I started limiting the time last week. Today was 20 minutes. I'll probably do that tomorrow too. And then 15 for Wednesday and Thursday. And 10 Friday. We leave Friday night. I'm bringing my manual pump just in case but I'm hoping I won't need it.
Last week was HF&M + top two teeth coming in. This week teeth are still coming in and it is me who has HF&M. Delightful.
What is up with you lovely people?
Sorry about HFM! I know a few of us in S15 have battled it lately and it seems worse for the parents. My husband's fingernails are STILL peeling and it's been almost 3 months.
eliza040502, I know how you feel about the end of pumping, but the guilt/feeling like a quitter goes away with the glory and freedom of not having to carefully plan what you wear, squeezing pumps into work/social gatherings/etc. You may also find you get more baby snuggles in.
We had a busy, babypalooza weekend. And apparently I met Squishy622 this weekend through a mutual friend and didn't even realize it! Her Big is adorable and one of the twins and A played pass-back with some toys ... or I should say, they not-aggressively fought over a remote. So it looked like pass-back, but really they were just gently taking from one another.
I slept like crap from 3:10am onward. NO comfortable position.
My mom managed to stay sober most of the weekend. She seemed a bit tipsy when she arrived on Friday, but otherwise only had a little last night. All in all, not a bad visit.
Two day work week this week! I can't wait to have a break from work.
2. I will be done pumping at the end of this week. On one hand, I feel like I'm quitting. On the other, I'm ready to be done. I'm down to once per day at this point and feel fine. I was not planning on brining my pump on vacation next week so hopefully things continue to feel okay.
3. We leave for France on Friday!
I forgot, what part of France are you going to & why? Just vacation? I love love love France
MH leaves to the Arctic today. I'm trying to think of fun things to do to fill the time with memories with Layla.
Pokemon Go + walks to visit all kinds of parks and stores and....that's what I have planned for the next 3.5 days. Well venture out to all the ones he's never been to before and check them out.
nomnom, ouch, you're already hitting the not comfortable stage? That's gonna be a long haul
So, joining the FB group was probably a mistake. I also kept my friends list tight and easily manageable, and the BST groups I'd joined have definitely made that more difficult. Add in chatty S15?!
Also, my daughter is a maniac. She spent yesterday climbing in and out of her pool while H & I took turns with yard work and watching her. We had her in the shade, but then she'd go charging across the yard, yelling her head off, heading straight for whoever was on shrub duty with the big shears. Also picked up a Barbie Jeep power wheels (free) off the curb. It needs a new battery and some fixing up, so I can only imagine how crazy she'll be with it in a couple of years. Do they sell motorcycle clothes for toddlers? Only time this girl is chill is when she's sleeping or surrounded by a big group of people.
I'm sitting at the Honda dealership this morning waiting for them to replace my airbags because of the recall. MIL is watching O, I couldn't find anyone else and didn't want to bring him along because I hurt my back yesterday. O has an upset tummy today. Step mom fed him a ton of ice cream yesterday despite me asking her not too. H was shitty to me because of it the whole drive home last night because I "let" it happen. I told him sorry but he's a parent too, it's just as much his fault as mine, he should have spoken up too. Why are people so obsessed with feeding babies? It's really becoming a pet peeve of mine that everyone wants to feed my kid anything and everything. We took O to my dad's farm yesterday so he could see all the animals. He got to sit on his first horse, it was a mini horse. His favorite thing was the turkeys. He just couldn't get enough looking at them, he was fascinated. Edit: verb tense is hard today
cowplanet It wasn't so much being uncomfortable like pregnancy uncomfortable. I was just restless and my pillow sucks really bad and MH's elbow was in the way. I now wish we got a king size bed.
I had a horrible cold last week and was taking cold medicine that plus starting my period DD completely weaned. I was already down to one session only at night and one night she fell asleep before she nursed and we just never went back. I'm a little sad and a little relieved. She is now sick so she's off to the doctor today with my mom. I'm nervous they will say something about the big knot on her head since she was fine after the fall and all the next day we didn't bring her in. Now I'm worried we should have and that the Doctor is going to make a big deal out of it. My job causes way to much paranoia about things like this. I'm pretty sure she just has the same cold we do and she's really pulling on her ears so I'm thinking she's got an ear infection. Poor thing can't catch a break.
I think yesterday morning may have been C's last time to nurse. We've been down to only one session in the morning when she gets up for weeks now. But, I can tell she doesn't get a lot and it's mostly a comfort thing. We didn't this morning and my boobs still feel empty. I think it may be over. I'm kind of sad but mostly ok with it. On another note, an FB friend "liked" my old photo from Charlotte's gender reveal and now everyone thinks we're having another girl. Oy, look at dates people.
Post by eliza040502 on Jul 11, 2016 9:37:29 GMT -5
britbratjf - Alsace. I love wine (hence the desire to be done pumping). Just vacation. We figured that in a few years a wine and food focused vacation with kids won't be possible. I'm taking advantage now.
I made strawberry muffins this weekend and have some to the kid to test the extent of the egg allergy. No reaction, but he only ate a tiny bit. I was so nervous the whole time. I think we are going to avoid baked goods too until I get the okay from the doctor. I arranged for egg free cakes for his photo session in August. I don't want to be panicking the whole time.
britbratjf - Alsace. I love wine (hence the desire to be done pumping). Just vacation. We figured that in a few years a wine and food focused vacation with kids won't be possible. I'm taking advantage now.
I made strawberry muffins this weekend and have some to the kid to test the extent of the egg allergy. No reaction, but he only ate a tiny bit. I was so nervous the whole time. I think we are going to avoid baked goods too until I get the okay from the doctor. I arranged for egg free cakes for his photo session in August. I don't want to be panicking the whole time.
Is this a previously identified allergy? We dipped into eggs because A grabbed my breakfast. She went full tilt into eggs and it was a couple weeks later when I read to start with yolks and no whites. Just wondering how awesomely bad of a mom I am and how lucky we got. This girl also takes down cheese and peanut butter like nobody's business. Not together. Ew.
She did a ham,cheese, and mustard wrap last night. Screams at purees now and flings it everywhere. But big girl food? Bring it on.
Post by minionkeeper on Jul 11, 2016 9:56:52 GMT -5
It's been a long weekend with family from Florida here visiting. Bil brought his 9yo, 5yo non verbal autistic and 15 month old all in his own through airports. MH has a man cold and I'm getting it now. I wish the weather would quit switching back and forth.
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Post by txshep on Jul 11, 2016 10:10:35 GMT -5
I still can't hear, smell, or taste thanks to my "massive" sinus/ear infection. It's been a great diet, but I miss food.
I'll complain here about the construction on my house... Our garage was supposed to have an extra storage area where we were going to put DH's workbench and an extra fridge. We even had a media outlet placed in the wall so DH could mount a tv. This weekend we walked the site, and discovered that they moved (without us signing a change order) our 2 water heaters from their area in the attic, to this storage area in the garage. This elimates over half of that space, and now we can't put DH's workbench or tv out there. Also, in order to vent the heaters, they needed to run the pipes through Dani's room and have instructions to build a wall around them, eliminating useable floor space. Our contractor is on vacation until tomorrow, and whoever we finally got in contact with over the weekend told us it was a city-zoning issue. Well, DH called the city this morning and was told by the fucking home inspector for the city that they have no regulations about water heater placement. We're livid.
Post by eliza040502 on Jul 11, 2016 10:11:19 GMT -5
cowplanet - kind of. He had eggs last weekend for the fifth or sixth time (and has had pasta, pancakes, etc). Broke out in hives within minutes. Went to the dr and got a blood test. On a scale of something like 0-1000, he tested at .54 for whites and .26 for yolks. So very very low, but still allergic. We go to the allergist in August for a food challenge. Eggs are one of the most common allergies from what I've read. I'm hoping he grows out of it. I'm nervous about things like peanut butter now though because I thought we were in the clear given the number of times he's had eggs. He's had pb a few times with no reaction so I'm hoping it stays that way.
Post by jessiespano on Jul 11, 2016 11:26:04 GMT -5
There are people on FB pissing me off by dismissing #blacklivesmatter and getting all pissy that there isn't a hashtag for whatever race they identify with.
I keep having to slap this on walls and reminding them that it's not offensive!
britbratjf - Alsace. I love wine (hence the desire to be done pumping). Just vacation. We figured that in a few years a wine and food focused vacation with kids won't be possible. I'm taking advantage now.
I made strawberry muffins this weekend and have some to the kid to test the extent of the egg allergy. No reaction, but he only ate a tiny bit. I was so nervous the whole time. I think we are going to avoid baked goods too until I get the okay from the doctor. I arranged for egg free cakes for his photo session in August. I don't want to be panicking the whole time.
Is this a previously identified allergy? We dipped into eggs because A grabbed my breakfast. She went full tilt into eggs and it was a couple weeks later when I read to start with yolks and no whites. Just wondering how awesomely bad of a mom I am and how lucky we got. This girl also takes down cheese and peanut butter like nobody's business. Not together. Ew.
She did a ham,cheese, and mustard wrap last night. Screams at purees now and flings it everywhere. But big girl food? Bring it on.
I give my baby whites and yolks scrambled. The pedi told me the only thing off limits was honey.
There are people on FB pissing me off by dismissing #blacklivesmatter and getting all pissy that there isn't a hashtag for whatever race they identify with.
I keep having to slap this on walls and reminding them that it's not offensive!
Exactly. Plus Matt McGorry is hot, so, bonus points.
Post by charliefox on Jul 11, 2016 12:48:49 GMT -5
Monday Confession: I do not agree with how they took out the shooter in Dallas. H (who was deployed twice during his time in the infantry) commented that that is how we handle things in war, but not on US soil, and I tend to agree. I believe they went the robot-rigged-with-C4 route purely because he was shooting police, had he shot 11 civilians they probably would have sent in a SWAT team or something equivalent. I refuse to believe that was the only way to go about it and I think it made a grossly violent situation even worse.
charliefox - I just got into an argument with my coworker over this. She's parroting the 'black lives matter is racist' arguments and thinks"they" should 'just behave themselves'. I told her it's easy to from her comfy corner of privilege.
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