Sorry guys. I was dealing with two sick kids and a man cold... so 3 sick kids. Plus my toddler turned 3 on Saturday, so we had family over for part 1 of his party (part 2 is next month for the rest of the family). I feel like I didn't sit down for a solid week.
Seriously though, how do I already have a 3 year old? And he's acting like such a big kid, insisting that he can do things himself. Plus he started soccer and solo swim last week along with preschool. Basically, I was collapsing into bed every night and couldn't stay awake long enough to check in. I'm catching up now!
My MIL sent a message to the family about my cousin having her baby. In it she said she had her normally
Oh, so I guess I had mine abnormally.
I really hate that phrasing.
I have feels about it obviously.
But I get to squish a new baby tomorrow!
Wow, big f-ing NOPE to that. I want to give her the benefit of the doubt and just assume that she's uncomfortable with the word "vaginal" for some reason, but... nope, that annoys me too. Adults, and all.
As a fellow c-sectioner (x2), I'm offended. Mostly because I can't figure out why the method of birth makes any difference in a birth announcement. Gah.
I just chugged a glass of wine with dinner and now heading back to work for a meeting. J screamed his head off and wouldn't let go of me like he did at daycare this morning.
@mrspanpan I'm so sorry. I feel you on that, we are in super separation anxiety area here as well. M was hysterical at drop of this morning. It really sucks. I hour the meeting is quick and you can have another glass of wine.
joi922 I think you really nailed it, why does anyone need to know how she gave birth?! They're both healthy, that's all that matters! If she wants to share all the details of her birth then that's fine.
I think the next time I'm around my MIL I'm going to say vaginal as many times as I can. A la Super troopers and cat.
@mrspanpan, I get it, I do. It sucks. They are so sad to see us leave and mad! And it makes us so sad and guilty.
C is going thru major separation issues with me. As in I can't leave his line of sight. If I do he loses his shit. I think 10% is normal the other 90% is the fact he realizes his dad is here when he goes to sleep then he's gone for weeks at a time. I think it's really messing with him and he's afraid I'm gonna leave too.
I hope J's is just residual vacation mode from being with you 24/7. I hope he gets use to his routine again, quickly. Hang in there, you are a great mom and doing what you need to do for your family.
Now if you're reading this then I'm gonna assume you're out of your meeting and drinking more wine...and the day is almost over!!!
This whole vagina thread makes me thing of the scary mommy story of a 13 yo and her mom texting about finding tampons in store but they are hidden because men are scared of vaginas...and she wants to rename it vagina zone or something.
It was funny...and spot on. She is a wise 13 yo...
@janetheconquerer how have things been with your H? I hope better. Does he have a season where he is home more? That can't be easy on anyone in the family having him gone so much.
Post by tmclawchick on Sept 21, 2016 20:13:19 GMT -5
I'm tired but the past few days have been good! DS has been having great days at school and I'm so, so proud of all the progress he's made. Last year was such a nightmare for us so it's such a relief to see things turning around.
Big ultrasound is tomorrow! Not sure if we're going to find out the sex. We were team green with DS and we found out ahead of time with DD. Hmm... need to figure out what our plan is tomorrow!
ampaints, serious side eye to a normal birth. That drives me nuts. @mrspanpan, sorry about the separation anxiety. Ugh, keep on keepin' on. You're doing great.
Post by skinandbones on Sept 21, 2016 20:13:58 GMT -5
I reached a life goal today. I fed my kids McDonalds. Even DS1 who normally turns his nose up. We ate in the living g room so I didn't clean the kitchen.
And had the car seats checked. They weren't installed correctly.
RandomName, I love my Mazda CX-9. I can fit all 3 kids across the 2nd row, I have a 3rd row if I need/want it, and I can fit tons of stuff in the trunk, like a bunch of groceries and a double stroller. It drives like a car too (some of the SUVs we test drove just felt too huge to me).
Good luck with car shopping. I hate that whole song and dance. I always worry I'm getting ripped off. Don't be afraid to haggle with them. You also have to be willing to walk out of there if it isn't going well.
Post by RandomName on Sept 21, 2016 22:30:58 GMT -5
aydee the car that we're replacing is a Mazda. It was my first car I bought new myself so I have a weird attachment to the brand. I'll add the CX-9 to our list to test drive.
flippinchica , I'm sorry about the bad news from your birth group.
H is out of town on a job interview. Thankfully my sister is still with us to watch C. They are at the library now so I can study/write/clean. I'd rather be the one at the library. Does anybody else do academic writing? I need to re-write a research study and it is like a big ugly monkey on my back.
I used to do academic writing but I really didn't enjoy it. I would obsess about the best way to say something so it took me forever to get my thoughts on paper in a way that I was happy with. I enjoyed the research, hated the writing. Fortunately I had career options that didn't center around writing. I love my job now.
Paper revisions can be really tedious. I hope you were able to make some good progress today. Sorry you had to miss out on library time with your LO to do it.
abvintage, lol, thanks for the laugh. You aren't slow though.
aydee, I actually didn't get much of it done today. I suck. I'm Considering throwing in the towel on this one. I submitted it to a journal about a year ago and it got reviewed and rejected. My 'mentor' is not helpful. It's a lot of work to throw away but right now I'm enamored with my LO and I don't want to write.
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