I'm going shopping for a new purse today because mine has needed replacement for a while anyway. Dd2 needs shoes too (her sandles are getting small). Then I have to do some grocery shopping. I'm making coconut dream bars and cookie dough truffles for a sister's night I'm having on Saturday. I think I'll go to target. Haven't been there in a while. I lurv target.
Morning. We are just chilling this morning. We are going to lunch with the husband and then nap time for both of us lol. I made oatmeal chocolate chips cookies last night mmm.
Post by seamonster on Jul 29, 2016 11:26:18 GMT -5
We started on the way to the children's museum, but DS started falling asleep in the car so we turned around. I may be trapping myself in nap jail by nursing him back to sleep, but it was a rough night and he's teething.
Speaking of the rough night, he couldn't stay asleep because he was thirsty and starting to get dehydrated. He's been cudrinking tons of water since the move, but I don't know if I should leave a bottle our sippy cup of water in his crib at night. How do you ladies handle toddler thirst MOTN?
dreemkin last time i popped into the daily thread, you were making nutella muddy buddies, and now coconut dream bars and cookie dough truffles? do you have a spare room at your house?
seamonster we haven't dealt with MOTN thirst yet, but I would probably be okay leaving a cup of water that doesn't leak in there. I'd expect DD to roll over on it and get annoyed, but better than waking up and needing my help...if I go in her room MOTN it's tough to get her back to sleep.
We're dealing with in law drama today. DH works very long hours (yesterday he was at his desk at 4:45 am and home at 11 pm), and his mom will never understand that we need family time alone. They want us to spend an entire day with them every weekend, and it's just not feasible. Especially with DD's nap needs (she doesn't sleep well outside of our house), it's hard. Our offer this weekend was to leave DD at home with the au pair for the afternoon while DH and I go to their house for a BBQ, but that's not acceptable either. Now we're "always pushing them away"...it's impossible. I'm so glad my family doesn't do this crap.
Otherwise, yay Friday! And DD starts swim lessons on Sunday!
agm04 wow that's exhausting. They won't be happy with maybe a before or after nap get together? I would be so annoyed if someone was insisting on messing up nap time. Unless it's a special occasion, our days are completely scheduled around C's nap. I'm sorry you're dealing with that, how frustrating.
dreemkin That doesn't seem like a terrible trade to me. Lol.
Ugh yes it's exhausting. The really crazy part is that we lived in NYC (we're in TX now) forever before moving down here. I always want to remind them that it could be worse. They're 30 minutes away, so part of the problem is the hour round trip with DD - when her awake windows are only 4ish hours, it's tough. They come to us a lot, and I appreciate that, but it's also exhausting. To give you an idea...DH went to his parents' house last Friday night after work (I stayed home with DD), MIL/FIL and DH's grandparents spend half a day with DD while I was at work yesterday, and we're planning to see them Saturday, but we're "pushing them away". Like...do they want us to move into their house?! Meanwhile, my sister lives a mile away and I see her only a couple of times a month!
Also, we are TTC and I need some baby making time somewhere in there. Lol. It sounds ridiculous but with DH working so much, we're tired.
Post by seamonster on Jul 29, 2016 15:38:57 GMT -5
agm04 like for support. Your H needs to lay down the law with them that they can have a morning or afternoon once a week, but not all day. Nap time is sacred.
Zika is officially in the US and expected in this area by September. I am not generally one to get paranoid but this freaks me the heck out.
Ugh! I am a science major (bio minor) so I generally understand all the possible ramifications of this but, they need to eradicate mosquitoes, like yesterday. I have seen on a molecular level what malaria does to a person and it is terrifying. And zika...those poor babies. Nothing good comes from mosquitoes, IMHO.
seamonster I guess my LO doesn't have motn thirst bc she sttn. You might want to ask your a pediatrician about what you can do. Do you still breastfeed? Since I wasn't able to I don't understand such things but could it have something to do with that? Just a thought. GL figuring it out!
seamonster right now we have a sippy cup on the edge of the dresser, in reach of the crib if V were to stand up. This is mostly effective at nap times, MOTN he doesn't really stand up. I tried putting a cup in his crib but it leaked and he didn't really ever find it MOTN anyway so that was quickly scrapped.
aggiebug that is terrifying news. Bug spray and mosquito netting!
My sister had a party at our place tonight. She lives in a tiny apartment so it was a much better place to celebrate that her place. It was a nice night, saw a few friends that we haven't seen on a while and my brother made an appearance, he moved recently and got a new job so haven't seen him in a while so that was good.
But I'm super tired now and stayed up later than I should so goodnight y'all.
dreemkin I would be OK without mosquitos! I mean I know it is really not feasible and yeah ecological ramifications and all but that would be nice.
**tw** And I have been reading up on zika and did you know that they have associated infections after 35 weeks with placental failure and fetal death? Deet is going to be apart of my new beauty routine I think.
seamonster no help for night thirst since we still nurse. Can you push more fluids between dinner & bedtime? Or just try a no spill sippy in the crib and see how it goes.
agm04 sorry about the IL trouble. Can you pick one day a month that is always theirs? Example, second Saturday of the month, we will be at your house all day. Then they have something they can count on, and when they push for more time, remind them of their special day. And then anything on top of that is a bonus. That one day will suck for naps, but at least you'll be prepared? And it may make them feel good that you are taking the initiative & arranging your schedule around them.
The trip to Texas was good. Got to town at 645, which isn't too far off from bedtime but we stupidly met our friends at ihop instead of picking up fast food. Bedtime was an hour late & G didn't fall asleep til nearly 11. The rest of the night followed as you would expect.
But the hotel has HBO so were smuggled in the bed watching Sesame Street now. G is soooo pumped.
Zika is officially in the US and expected in this area by September. I am not generally one to get paranoid but this freaks me the heck out.
Ugh! I am a science major (bio minor) so I generally understand all the possible ramifications of this but, they need to eradicate mosquitoes, like yesterday. I have seen on a molecular level what malaria does to a person and it is terrifying. And zika...those poor babies. Nothing good comes from mosquitoes, IMHO.
There really aren't any ecological ramifications for eliminating mosquitos. Their niche other than transmitting disease is filled with lots of other insects. Get rid of them all. I need to start wearing those essential oil bands.
Post by seamonster on Jul 30, 2016 10:32:30 GMT -5
Thanks for the water advice ladies. We are still nursing, but he doesn't want milk them or milk isn't enough. We moved to the surface of the sun so we're all chugging water.
Ugh! I am a science major (bio minor) so I generally understand all the possible ramifications of this but, they need to eradicate mosquitoes, like yesterday. I have seen on a molecular level what malaria does to a person and it is terrifying. And zika...those poor babies. Nothing good comes from mosquitoes, IMHO.
There really aren't any ecological ramifications for eliminating mosquitos. Their niche other than transmitting disease is filled with lots of other insects. Get rid of them all. I need to start wearing those essential oil bands.
Hmm I believe there are some animals that feast heavily on mosquitos. So theoretically eliminating them could drastically impact a whole series of ecological changes even if they adapt their diet. I mean I am still for getting rid of those disease infested pests and really I don't see it happening anyway, but I can see the possibility of ecological impact.
On the subject of mosquitoes they are the sole pollinators of some species of swampy flora. And the pesticides used to kill mosquitoes also have been affecting the honey bee population and would also affect biting midges who are the sole pollinators of cocoa beans.
On the subject of mosquitoes they are the sole pollinators of some species of swampy flora. And the pesticides used to kill mosquitoes also have been affecting the honey bee population and would also affect biting midges who are the sole pollinators of cocoa beans.
Ha I love the nerdiness of this board. I figure since we are talking hypothetically it would be more of a mass sterilization type situation and less of a pesticide type of control, since we know pesticides all have secondary consequences on other populations. Kind of like how we got rid of the primary screwworm from the US (I love science). Also since sterilization is specific it would be targeting the disease prone mosquitos and less on the primarily nuisance species, but yes there is likely plenty of secondary effects of irradicating all mosquitos. I will dream of it though.
Post by seamonster on Jul 30, 2016 15:12:28 GMT -5
Buying H a jogging stroller off craigslist. I hope he likes it. He wants to drop DS off at least part of the week. I may leave it at daycare when I do drop so he can do pick up if he's done with work before me.
Our sister's night was great! We went to an outdoor venue that played the movie Titanic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra played the soundtrack live. Yeah I cried...a few times. It was very emotional with the live orchestra music. What a good movie; hadn't seen it for a while!
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