Weekly Thread Nov. 7th - Nov. 14th.

[silverspoon]

I forgot my chapstick.

I didn't unload the dishwasher before I left or pick up the house like I usually do before I go to work.

I forgot to put a bib on my child that drools buckets.

I'm a mess today.

[dizzycooks]

Nov 9, 2016 12:19:00 GMT -5 silverspoon said:

I forgot my chapstick.

I didn't unload the dishwasher before I left or pick up the house like I usually do before I go to work.

I forgot to put a bib on my child that drools buckets.

I'm a mess today.

I haven't got shit done today. I need to delete fb.

[14joa31]

I keep asking "why" and here are the two best answers that I have found:
www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/08/a-new-theory-for-why-trump-voters-are-so-angry-that-actually-makes-sense/

www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/11/the_democratic_party_establishment_is_finished_after_trump.html

[Lollipop]

H is annoyed at me for not caring about the outcome of the election. I know it's a huge deal. But there is literally nothing I could've done to change it, and I stress about enough stuff that I can't change. It's not healthy. I don't see what adding to my stress is going to do.

[NellieOleson]

I'm alternating being super depressed and super anxious.

It's only 3 pm, I'm home alone with the girls, but I'm seriously considering cracking open a beer, because at this point.. why the F not.

[NellieOleson]

Nov 9, 2016 17:57:46 GMT -5 Lollipop said:

H is annoyed at me for not caring about the outcome of the election. I know it's a huge deal. But there is literally nothing I could've done to change it, and I stress about enough stuff that I can't change. It's not healthy. I don't see what adding to my stress is going to do.

I would be annoyed if I were him, too. I mean, you're right in the sense that there's nothing you could have done or could do now, so there's no point in stressing out about it in that way, but not caring? That would be like driving past a gruesome car wreck and being like "meh. whatever."

[NellieOleson]

Also, this beer was a good call FYI.

[icequeen]

We're definitely a mess over here due to illness. This cough/cold has been lingering for over a month now. I'm feverish on top of it all. DD is hacking up her lungs and started puking again over night. Just when we turning a corner with this crap. DS has a nasty yeast infection too so we just started him on nystatin.

I was up all night so that's obviously not helping me today. As I've mentioned before, I am a Trump supporter and wanted to see this race to the finish. While I'm happy that my party won the election, I do not like seeing my friends genuinely afraid and in despair. I hope that we can give Trump a chance to prove he has learned from past mistakes and make good on his promises to unify our nation. I am choosing to remain optimistic and hopeful.

I took the kids to DD's gymnastics and they sang happy birthday to her because her bday is this saturday. It was so sweet. Then we hung around at home until my mom came over because we're all feeling under the weather. DH is coming home tonight and I can't wait to talk to him about his trip.

[Lollipop]

Nov 9, 2016 18:08:23 GMT -5 NellieOleson said:

Nov 9, 2016 17:57:46 GMT -5 Lollipop said:

H is annoyed at me for not caring about the outcome of the election. I know it's a huge deal. But there is literally nothing I could've done to change it, and I stress about enough stuff that I can't change. It's not healthy. I don't see what adding to my stress is going to do.

I would be annoyed if I were him, too. I mean, you're right in the sense that there's nothing you could have done or could do now, so there's no point in stressing out about it in that way, but not caring? That would be like driving past a gruesome car wreck and being like "meh. whatever."

Poor word choice on my part. It's not that I don't care. I'm disgusted, and angry that Trump was elected. But I don't want to stress about it since I can't change it. And I couldn't have changed it beforehand either. H came home from his game night last night and was trying to talk to me about what was going on. I didn't see the point in discussing it, since we didn't agree in the first place, and neither of us could've changed anyway. I don't see the point in us arguing about something that we can't change. It would just lead to both of us being upset, mostly with each other.

[NellieOleson]

Ugh. Dd2 was up at 4:50 today.

Her naps were close to normal yesterday, her bedtime was at 7.... why the heck is her wake up still on central time??

The same thing happened with dd1 when we took a trip when she was 8 month old. The early wake ups lasted for MONTHS.

Any tips from traveling moms out there? I have already tried the "ignore you are awake and hope you get bored and go back to sleep" approach.

[silverspoon]

Nov 10, 2016 8:43:48 GMT -5 NellieOleson said:

Ugh. Dd2 was up at 4:50 today.

Her naps were close to normal yesterday, her bedtime was at 7.... why the heck is her wake up still on central time??

The same thing happened with dd1 when we took a trip when she was 8 month old. The early wake ups lasted for MONTHS.

Any tips from traveling moms out there? I have already tried the "ignore you are awake and hope you get bored and go back to sleep" approach.

This finally worked for me this morning. It took him half an hour of crawling around his crib and messing around with his blanket, but he finally went back to sleep. I just can't have him waking up that early during the week when I'm trying to get ready for work.

I'm ready for him to acclimate to DST. Any day now. Any.

[crimsonandclover]

icequeen, YGPM!

[dizzycooks]

Dst hasn't been a huge issue here thankfully. I hope your little figure it out soon NellieOleson and silverspoon
Has anyone figured out the trick to not have crap accumulating everywhere? I am so overwhelmed by stuff at the moment. Honestly we have very few things and little furniture, but the sheer amount of paper that comes through here is ridiculous. Never mind all the toys and books.
thebanich how are you?

[thebanich]

Nov 10, 2016 14:31:22 GMT -5 dizzycooks said:

Dst hasn't been a huge issue here thankfully. I hope your little figure it out soon NellieOleson and silverspoon
Has anyone figured out the trick to not have crap accumulating everywhere? I am so overwhelmed by stuff at the moment. Honestly we have very few things and little furniture, but the sheer amount of paper that comes through here is ridiculous. Never mind all the toys and books.
thebanich how are you?

If you find the answer to less crap let me know. My house is a constant disaster zone.

[thebanich]

I'm good. As can be. We are trying to make smart financial decisions. Yesterday kind of threw me back into a state of panic but I'm trying to remember that shutting down will help no one.

[Lollipop]

We just got back from M's follow up appointment about her head. She's fallen off the curve, so the doctor is sending her to the head shape specialist.

[NellieOleson]

Nov 10, 2016 14:53:16 GMT -5 Lollipop said:

We just got back from M's follow up appointment about her head. She's fallen off the curve, so the doctor is sending her to the head shape specialist.

I'm sorry to hear that. It sounds scary and stressful.

Are you doing okay?

[Lollipop]

Nov 10, 2016 17:04:38 GMT -5 NellieOleson said:

Nov 10, 2016 14:53:16 GMT -5 Lollipop said:

We just got back from M's follow up appointment about her head. She's fallen off the curve, so the doctor is sending her to the head shape specialist.

I'm sorry to hear that. It sounds scary and stressful.

Are you doing okay?

I'm just trying not to stress. I haven't done any research because I don't want to freak myself out, and I know we won't even have an appointment date until at least Monday. The doctor didn't seem too terribly worried, and said she was only sending us now to be on the safe side, as opposed to waiting a couple of months until after 12 month check up.

[kcrkcs]

Lollipop hope they get you guys in soon and resolve everything smoothly.

I had a nice day enjoying the beautiful weather forgetting about the rest of the world and all its problems.

[dizzycooks]

Lollipop I hope you get some answers soon. Is the concern bc her head is small in comparison to her body? My baby is tiny and there hasn't been any discussion about concern.
Happy Friday!!
We have swimming lessons today and I think I'll take dd3 into the pool with me today. I've only taken her one other time.

[dizzycooks]

Anyone have fun weekend plans?
We invited some neighbors over for pizza tonight. After dinner the ladies are going to a lularoe party and idk what the boys are doing with all the kids.

[14joa31]

Lollipop - hope all goes well with the head-shape issues. Also, you are in Canada so I really wouldn't stress about Trump if I were you - we are stressing enough down here enough to make up for several countries!

Today I have to pack up clothes that are too small for the kids. DS is moving from 3T to 4T and DD is already in 18 month clothes (although likely not for long) so I have to pack up all the 12 month clothes. It's a great way to spend my federal holiday But seriously, I am going to take an epic nap first - see you ladies on the flip side!

[crimsonandclover]

NellieOleson, did you ever hear back from your GI Dr about your DD2's bloodwork?? I don't think I ever read any follow-up on that.

[NellieOleson]

Nov 11, 2016 10:00:08 GMT -5 crimsonandclover said:

NellieOleson, did you ever hear back from your GI Dr about your DD2's bloodwork?? I don't think I ever read any follow-up on that.

Thanks for remembering!

We finally did hear back right before we left for the airport last week.

The test showed extremely high levels of reducing substances in her stool, which indicates carbohydrate malabsorption. She said she thinks the most likely cause is food allergy, so she referred us to an allergist for testing - I guess we have to wait until closer to 12 months for that, though?

She wants me to do no dairy/soy for 3 weeks to see if that helps at all... even though I already did that a few months ago.

If her symptoms don't improve or get worse by the end of the year when we have our next follow up she wants to test her for sucrase-isomaltase deficiency. That involves an endoscopy, so I hope we don't have to go that route.

Dd2 seems a little bit better lately - her poops are not just completely watery like they had been, so hopefully things are starting to improve. I've thought that before and been wrong, though.

[Lollipop]

Nov 11, 2016 8:35:30 GMT -5 dizzycooks said:

Lollipop I hope you get some answers soon. Is the concern bc her head is small in comparison to her body? My baby is tiny and there hasn't been any discussion about concern.
Happy Friday!!
We have swimming lessons today and I think I'll take dd3 into the pool with me today. I've only taken her one other time.

The concern is that her soft spot is firmly closed, and it's caused her head to fall off the growth chart that she should be on.

14joa31 her head is shaped fine, it's just not growing properly apparently.

ETA: forgot a word.

[Lollipop]

We have no exciting plans this weekend. We're hanging out with my mom today and tomorrow, H is going to try to find the new mini Nintendo console tonight, and then we're just hanging out at home for the weekend. At least, that's all I know that we have planned

[14joa31]

NellieOleson - thanks for the update! If it is an allergy, I hope it gets figured out sooner than later!

My friends are having their annual Beers & Brats party on Saturday. On Sunday we may get together with another daycare family for a playdate.

Trump apparently set forth his three highest priorities when he comes into office: healthcare, border control and jobs. I work for US Customs in the Office of Trade and am RELIEVED that trade was not on his list of priorities! LOL! Hopefully it can just be business as usual for us. But my colleagues who work on writing border security regulations are probably about to get VERY busy ... and Lollipop - it may be harder for you to pay us a visit in the future!!

And I am sure TPP is just going to get flushed right down the toilet. Some of my colleagues traveled to negotiations for that - it's something like 12 countries signed it - millions of dollars in government travel and the good will of all of those other nations - FLUSH!!

[scorpioscuba]

Ugh, so frustrating NellieOleson! I wish you had more answers now instead of more waiting/testing.

I'm glad it's Friday. It's been a long, rough week for many reasons.

[crimsonandclover]

Gah. Bird flu has broken out in Germany again and now some domestic turkeys caught it and had to be slaughtered. Maybe I should get my Thanksgiving turkey this week and freeze it for a couple of weeks

[silverspoon]

This daycare transition is making me cry. J is completely fine. I'm in tears everyday I walk out the door. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!? I'm not used to all these emotions.

They moved his cubby to the new room. I cried. They had me drop him off in the new room. I cried. I picked him up in the new room. I cried. Thankfully the waterworks don't start until I reach the car, but damn.

I am... unsettled.

I think I'm going to pick out a gift basket or something for his infant room teachers. Maybe that will make me feel better.