SAHP Checkin w/o 8/14

[penguin129]

Achievements:

Challenges:

Plans for the week?

How are YOU doing?

Q's/Vent?

To Do's:

GTKY- What is your least favorite chore to do? Your favorite?

[penguin129]

DD washed herself in the shower yesterday. Both H and I were amazed. I had already washed her. Much to my surprise she put the soap on the washcloth and washed herself all over again 3 or 4 times.

Cleaning the house is getting to be a challenge the bigger and further along I get in the pregnancy.

I was supposed to go to a meet up for the SAHP group, but decided to just stay in town. I'll take DD to the Library and Mommy and Me. I am so excited for Mommy and Me to start

I tire out quickly and have less patience than normal. The 3rd tri is going to be hard having a toddler at home. I taught when I was pregnant with DD1 until I was 8 months along, I have no idea how I managed it. H thinks the kids and other teachers at the school energized me.

H and I had a fight last night because we both wanted to help each other. It was so dumb. We both need to get stuff from Wal-mart. He wanted to go last night and take DD so I could rest and just make him a list. He wanted to leave around the time DD's bath and bedtime happen and put her down later. I wanted him to wait until today so I could come too (I would rather get my own stuff) and he would only have to go once (since he hates shopping). It blew over and we are going today. It really sucked though.

To Do's: make a Wal-mart trip, finishing tying DD2's blanket, rest

GTKY: I hate doing the dishes, especially by hand. I still haven't started the process of getting a dishwasher. I like to sweep and dust.

[younglove316]

I finished the learning board for DD1 that I've been wanting to get done for like a month. I also put together a rainy day bin and organized the stuff we have out all the time.

Keeping up with cleaning was a challenge this week. DD1 has been skipping naps so I feel like I have less time.

I'm doing a meet up with some moms from my first bmb tomorrow, hopefully a zoo trip, and going out Friday night for a friend's birthday.

Tired. This has been an insanely busy weekend.

My family is driving me crazy in regards to helping out with the girls but I'm trying to just deal with it.

Usual chores, grocery shopping, and I want to do some baking this week.

My least favorite is laundry. I like to organize things because it makes me feel better when I clear up some space.

[ashiscute]

Achievements- the baby has started getting to stand without pulling up!

Challenges- same. DD and her anxiety

Plans- DD has her first day of kindergarten Wednesday! Also, some more back to school shopping and story time with my moms group.

I'm getting over a stomach bug and thought I was going to die trying to keep kids happy while doing very little but getting myself to a bathroom.

How often does everyone mop the kitchen? I feel like my floors are perpetually sticky but mopping is dumb. I usually mop 1x thoroughly and 1x just a quick clean each week.

To dos: not cry Wednesday, buy kids new shoes, start preparing for DS's birthday party next month

Least favorite chore is always dishes. Boo dishes. Favorite is laundry.

[cam]

Achievements:
LO has been clearing his dishes after breakfast but also grabs mine for me too. He is such a sweetie.

Challenges:
So I made awesome progress on LO's Halloween costume, starting and finishing the pants and shirt parts recently. Of course he announces yesterday that he wants to be something else. He had been set on Ninja Turtle since March! March!

Plans for the week?
Getting together with friends and their kids. Look up Fall youth sports. Work on Halloween and birthday projects. Other usual stuff.

How are YOU doing?
Feeling probably around 95% better after mystery illness followed by a cold.

Q's/Vent?
Nope.

To Do's:
Oops, I kind of combined to do list with the week's plans above.

GTKY- What is your least favorite chore to do? Your favorite?
Least favorite is vacuuming because I have a major dust allergy plus it takes forever (I move a fair amount of furniture and do in the sofa cracks and whatnot almost every time). To make it worse, our newer vacuum has a super short hose, so I always end up trying to reach too far and having the vacuum tip over and hit me (feel free to laugh at me - lol - it's ridiculous). Favorite is laundry because it is usually easy (unless there is something stubborn needing to be scrubbed heavily).

[namastebiotches]

Achievements: we went away this past weekend & DS did pretty good with all the driving! we were a little worried because we wanted to get a portable dvd player before doing our next trip but just didn't get around to it. His leappad, singing, humming, & pretend play kept him surprisingly content.

Challenges: just getting through this last week of summer break!

Plans for the week? not much at all!

How are YOU doing? Pretty good. Just tired from this weekend, ready to get back into the swing of things though.

Q's/Vent? V - the car that we rented just stopped in the middle of the road on the way to our destination. Luckily, it was super early & the roads were clear so we pulled over, shut it off & it turned right back on. On the way home, only about an hour out, happened again. When we turned it back on, the check engine light came on. I am slightly paranoid about them sending us a bill or something later on. So annoying. I don't recommend a 2015 Dodge Dart!

To Do's: finish unpacking & organizing

GTKY- What is your least favorite chore to do? Your favorite? Least favorite is dishes. I don't really have a favorite

[brachysira]

Apparently DS, who is 23 months, can count and recognize numbers. Thanks Jake and the Neverland Pirates. DD is just a big girl and is less of a crazy little kid every day...3.5 is going well for us.

Challenges include finding time to get exercise and finding more friends--hope those go together some way.

Plans: rain is predicted every day, so we'll probably have to change a lot of plans and maybe check out some museums, etc.

I am bummed because I am finally pretty much giving up on my formerly best mom friend. She's working now and hasn't responded to about 20 invites I've sent her with even a "so busy, sorry!" so I guess she's done being friends.

To do: if it rains, they'll be an indoor playdate at my house, so I have to do a ton of basic cleaning tonight. Maybe the next day I'll be able to tackle reservations for our trip and buying all the things I listed in the finances discussion.

[oreobitsy]

ashiscute I use the Bona cleaning system. We have hardwood floors though, not sure what you have. I clean with that cleaner and microfiber thingy once a week.

[oreobitsy]

Achievements:
Made it through a loooong family vacation to see most of our families. It was nice to see everyone and get back to our favorite places. The boys behaved well and slept ok (we forget about bothering with strict bedtimes on vacation).

Challenges:
Just getting all the mess cleaned up from dumping our bags upon arrival at home. DS1 is driving me nuts with his lack of respect for his brother's personal space.

Plans for the week?
Sort out our stuff from vacation and catch up with real life. We were pretty out of touch with emails and everything so I have to make sure I didn't forget anything that was needed to be done.

How are YOU doing?
Tired and just wanting a little time for burning off some energy. I plan on hitting the gym tomorrow which should help me feel less lethargic.

Q's/Vent?
Any good tips on helping a reserved/shy kid get ready for preschool? My DS1 barely talks to kids his own age until he is warmed up and I'm trying to figure out good books or tactics to help him learn how to be confident. We just read a good one (The Bear Who Stared, by Duncan Beedie) but so many books about new friends assume kids are outgoing. Any ideas would be great!

To Do's:
Laundry, make sure all paperwork for school is done. Figure out a music class or something for the baby. Clean out our guest room since it sounds like we have some possible visitors at the end of the month.

GTKY- What is your least favorite chore to do? Your favorite?
Least: dishes. My mom used to make us rotate dish duty and I swear she would make the messiest dishes with caked on food during my rotation.
Favorite: Organizing the crap out of papers, books, closets, pantries. There's such a sense of accomplishment when it's done.