It's Thursday! 8/11

[k3am]

ellesea - it doesn't matter how many kids someone's raised, they seem to forget how to do it.

MIL and FIL were frantic when they couldn't figure out why DD was so fussy.. At 10pm when they hadn't put her to bed.

I'm sure I'll be in the same boat in 30 years.

[ellesea]

It's true k3am. My mom won't watch even one of them for a few hours without my dad around for backup!

[teraiin]

Aug 11, 2016 16:56:57 GMT -5 k3am said:

ellesea - it doesn't matter how many kids someone's raised, they seem to forget how to do it.

MIL and FIL were frantic when they couldn't figure out why DD was so fussy.. At 10pm when they hadn't put her to bed.

I'm sure I'll be in the same boat in 30 years.

My mother in law gave DS. 4 oz bottle and couldn't figure out why he was purple screaming...

She forgot to burp him.

[Deleted]

Made it back from the play cafe and it's actually a really cool place! I hope it's still around when R gets a bit bigger because it's definitely a place I could see taking her a lot. There are indoor and outdoor play areas and they have a pretty extensive menu, including wine! Plus it's only two short bus rides away!

[PAruby525]

Ugh gotta vent.

Dh's friend from HS is here staying with us for a couple days. DH wanted to have a get together and grill food, etc. cool. Except they only invited the guys-no spouses- and I'm not really a fan of any of them. I shouldn't care because he never really hangs out with friends, but I'd have rather they went out. They shut the door the living space and me and the kids are unwelcome. But I'm still expected to cover to BF or go to the back of my own house just in case they need to go to the kitchen.

I just feel really sad and left out. Plus E has only napped 75minutes since 9am, so none of us are really happy....

[PAruby525]

It would be different if i liked these friends, but they're all from an era in Hs life that I wasn't a part of and never would have been. It's night like this that magnify our differences

[westiemom]

Aug 11, 2016 20:39:44 GMT -5 PAruby525 said:

Ugh gotta vent.

Dh's friend from HS is here staying with us for a couple days. DH wanted to have a get together and grill food, etc. cool. Except they only invited the guys-no spouses- and I'm not really a fan of any of them. I shouldn't care because he never really hangs out with friends, but I'd have rather they went out. They shut the door the living space and me and the kids are unwelcome. But I'm still expected to cover to BF or go to the back of my own house just in case they need to go to the kitchen.

I just feel really sad and left out. Plus E has only napped 75minutes since 9am, so none of us are really happy....

Hugs. I had a similar situation last week and felt sad and left out. Sorry you are dealing with that.

[Deleted]

Aug 11, 2016 20:39:44 GMT -5 PAruby525 said:

Ugh gotta vent.

Dh's friend from HS is here staying with us for a couple days. DH wanted to have a get together and grill food, etc. cool. Except they only invited the guys-no spouses- and I'm not really a fan of any of them. I shouldn't care because he never really hangs out with friends, but I'd have rather they went out. They shut the door the living space and me and the kids are unwelcome. But I'm still expected to cover to BF or go to the back of my own house just in case they need to go to the kitchen.

I just feel really sad and left out. Plus E has only napped 75minutes since 9am, so none of us are really happy....

Hell no to having to cover up or hide in my own house. I'd be pissed if I had to do that anywhere, but my own house. Hell no. I'm sorry you're expected to deal with that.

[westiemom]

My inlaws are coming in tomorrow to stay with us for the weekend. I'm waiting for someone to let me know at the absolute last minute that 30+ people are coming to my house for dinner. DH is insistent on DD going to the viewing tomorrow, funeral Saturday and luncheon Saturday for his great aunt that died. This means she will get no afternoon/evening nap tomorrow and probably no good nap Saturday. She doesn't nap in her car seat or out in public because she is just too alert now. God help us.

[k3am]

Aug 11, 2016 20:39:44 GMT -5 PAruby525 said:

Ugh gotta vent.

Dh's friend from HS is here staying with us for a couple days. DH wanted to have a get together and grill food, etc. cool. Except they only invited the guys-no spouses- and I'm not really a fan of any of them. I shouldn't care because he never really hangs out with friends, but I'd have rather they went out. They shut the door the living space and me and the kids are unwelcome. But I'm still expected to cover to BF or go to the back of my own house just in case they need to go to the kitchen.

I just feel really sad and left out. Plus E has only napped 75minutes since 9am, so none of us are really happy....

Maybe just squirt breastmilk at them if they come into your domaine.

[ellesea]

Aug 11, 2016 20:39:44 GMT -5 PAruby525 said:

Ugh gotta vent.

Dh's friend from HS is here staying with us for a couple days. DH wanted to have a get together and grill food, etc. cool. Except they only invited the guys-no spouses- and I'm not really a fan of any of them. I shouldn't care because he never really hangs out with friends, but I'd have rather they went out. They shut the door the living space and me and the kids are unwelcome. But I'm still expected to cover to BF or go to the back of my own house just in case they need to go to the kitchen.

I just feel really sad and left out. Plus E has only napped 75minutes since 9am, so none of us are really happy....

Oh hell no. How disrespectful. I'd be sitting out with them, nursing baby and making everyone uncomfortable.

[PAruby525]

Bahaha k3am!!! You ladies are excellent mood lifters

[ellesea]

I like k3am advice also.

westiemom can you wear her? Lo falls asleep within minutes of being in the wrap. It's how I eat dinner when we're not at home.

[raelien23]

Ds has started clenching his fists, tensing his whole body, and screaming when I try to put him down anywhere. I guess he really loves me?

[jbeans27]

Aug 11, 2016 21:19:20 GMT -5 ellesea said:

I like k3am advice also.

westiemom can you wear her? Lo falls asleep within minutes of being in the wrap. It's how I eat dinner when we're not at home.

+1 for wearing her. How far are you from home (or a comfortable place for her) if she gets really worked up from being over tired?

[Deleted]

Aug 11, 2016 21:13:52 GMT -5 westiemom said:

My inlaws are coming in tomorrow to stay with us for the weekend. I'm waiting for someone to let me know at the absolute last minute that 30+ people are coming to my house for dinner. DH is insistent on DD going to the viewing tomorrow, funeral Saturday and luncheon Saturday for his great aunt that died. This means she will get no afternoon/evening nap tomorrow and probably no good nap Saturday. She doesn't nap in her car seat or out in public because she is just too alert now. God help us.

Good luck! Hope you'll have a bottle of wine at home waiting for you when she finally does sleep.

[Deleted]

I've discovered (thanks to the girl next door) that you can put the kid in the RnP backwards and she sits up a lot taller and she LOVES it!

[fishbulb]

Aug 11, 2016 16:13:10 GMT -5 annarose said:

Aug 11, 2016 10:13:29 GMT -5 k3am said:

DH forgot to take DDs bike and helmet for bike day. It's the LAST bike day. So I run everything down to school and the ungrateful wench informs me.. "I don't want THAT bike.."

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We forgot DD1's swimsuit and towel for the last water day at school. Thankfully they let her participate in her clothes. She had made change of clothes available so she wasn't wet all day

We did the opposite today. I dressed him for water play this morning and he was throwing a fit and kept saying, "no water play, no water play!" I thought he was just being an angsty toddler. Well, turns out they forgot to tell MH that water play was canceled this week since they're in the process of changing classrooms.

[ellesea]

I'm going to try my hardest to look outside after the first wake up. The Perseid meteor shower is peaking tonight and I want to watch. I always miss these things. I was outside around 10 just for 5 minutes and saw 4 meteors.

[westiemom]

Aug 11, 2016 21:19:20 GMT -5 ellesea said:

I like k3am advice also.

westiemom can you wear her? Lo falls asleep within minutes of being in the wrap. It's how I eat dinner when we're not at home.

I will try to wear her but I doubt I get away with it. DH relatives usually insist on passing her around. :/

[westiemom]

Aug 11, 2016 22:00:21 GMT -5 ellesea said:

I'm going to try my hardest to look outside after the first wake up. The Perseid meteor shower is peaking tonight and I want to watch. I always miss these things. I was outside around 10 just for 5 minutes and saw 4 meteors.

It's rainy here

[birkmmm]

Ry has a cold or allergies ... Both eyes are horribly goopy and his nose is stuffy and he's congested I feel so bad for him he's having such a hard time sleeping.... We may be sleeping in the rocker tonight

[teraiin]

Another night where the first stretch is only like 3.5 hours. Boo. The first couple nights of swaddling one arm out Gave me a longer stretch but it seems that was a fluke.

I'm hoping to start transitioning him from pack n play to crib soon too. I'm starting to think it's for sure in my best interest to him into his "permanent" sleep situation (crib and me not in the bedroom with him) ASAP.

[annarose]

Aug 11, 2016 23:39:49 GMT -5 birkmmm said:

Ry has a cold or allergies ... Both eyes are horribly goopy and his nose is stuffy and he's congested I feel so bad for him he's having such a hard time sleeping.... We may be sleeping in the rocker tonight

I'm nwould guess cold - unless my middle of the night brain is terrible, he started daycare recently?

[annarose]

Aug 11, 2016 22:08:43 GMT -5 westiemom said:

Aug 11, 2016 21:19:20 GMT -5 ellesea said:

I like k3am advice also.

westiemom can you wear her? Lo falls asleep within minutes of being in the wrap. It's how I eat dinner when we're not at home.

I will try to wear her but I doubt I get away with it. DH relatives usually insist on passing her around. :/

I would never survive your family ( or rather your H's).they would all think I was a terrible, selfish person when I said NO but thanks, to passing around my child. Good luck and I would give the Babywearing a try - people seem to think tiny sleeping babies are precious

[k3am]

Aug 12, 2016 1:04:32 GMT -5 annarose said:

Aug 11, 2016 22:08:43 GMT -5 westiemom said:

I will try to wear her but I doubt I get away with it. DH relatives usually insist on passing her around. :/

I would never survive your family ( or rather your H's).they would all think I was a terrible, selfish person when I said NO but thanks, to passing around my child. Good luck and I would give the Babywearing a try - people seem to think tiny sleeping babies are precious

+1

[teraiin]

Oh no dogs don't worry about it. None of us were really needing sleep anyway.

I think a coyote got too close to our house because the dogs flipped. Unless it's a bear

[teraiin]

Aug 11, 2016 21:13:52 GMT -5 westiemom said:

My inlaws are coming in tomorrow to stay with us for the weekend. I'm waiting for someone to let me know at the absolute last minute that 30+ people are coming to my house for dinner. DH is insistent on DD going to the viewing tomorrow, funeral Saturday and luncheon Saturday for his great aunt that died. This means she will get no afternoon/evening nap tomorrow and probably no good nap Saturday. She doesn't nap in her car seat or out in public because she is just too alert now. God help us.

Yikes that sounds rough maybe she will fall asleep out of desperation? If she misses her naps she might be sleepier and more apt to sleep in public.

[teraiin]

I didn't really get a long stretch last night instead I got two medium stretches... Hmm


Also I haven't had pain with nursing in ages but DSs latch got awfully lazy last night. Ouch. Come on kid, get it together!

[babycaps]

Aug 11, 2016 21:04:11 GMT -5 PAruby525 said:

It would be different if i liked these friends, but they're all from an era in Hs life that I wasn't a part of and never would have been. It's night like this that magnify our differences

I'm sorry you have all that going on. Not cool. Tell DH next time he is to go out! IMO this is unacceptable.