silverspoon, I'm nervous about all solids too. DS will be 1 on Tuesday and he is VERY much attached to his bottle. I don't foresee us giving it up in the next few months, at least. I'm not stressing about it though. He's slowly starting to get used to the solids but I'm not going to push it on him too much. Really hope your DS feels better soon. NellieOleson, aww I bet DD will look adorable. DD is coming with me tomorrow to get her hair cut. dizzycooks, hope today was successful with no tantrums! scorpioscuba, sending healthy vibes to you guys so you can enjoy the Nutcracker tomorrow! kelltothekell, ugh so sorry you are sick. I am not feeling the best either and really hope I'm not coming down with anything. snd1231, so good to hear from you! I will be praying for Gracie's surgery to go smoothly. I can only imagine how strained you are. Do you have any help during the day and night?
Today was pretty good. We went to Target to get some picture frames and Christmas outfits. Then DS had his gymnastics class, followed by DD's class. I was able to get in a nap while DS slept and DD had quiet time. I'm still so tired, ugh. I'll never feel rested again. I think I speak for all of us on that one lol.
Post by scorpioscuba on Dec 9, 2016 23:09:49 GMT -5
Well, DD can put away some fucking food, so no, I'm not too worried about solids. Case in point, tonight at the MALL (yeah, I'll get to that later), we ate at CFA. She ate most of the black beans, corn and some chicken from my salad and nearly 2 whole chicken nuggets! Like, she just get shoveling it in. DS and I were done and she was most definitely NOT.
So DS is better. I guess it was another of his freak fevers that come out of nowhere and exit as fast as it comes. He did laze around all day but by evening he was much better so the Nutcracker is on! I told him tonight after I read him the story again and he is so excited!!
I am a 90% online shopper and haven't stepped foot in a mall in I dunno how long. I figured it'd be kind of a holiday'ish activity to do and I wanted to get out of the house. So DS, DD and I went, shopped in a couple of stores, enjoyed the Christmas decorations, rode the carousel, ate dinner and played in the kids play area. It was more fun than I anticipated.
Post by scorpioscuba on Dec 9, 2016 23:12:00 GMT -5
Good to see you here, snd1231! You and your family will be in my prayers for Gracie's surgery. I'm so sorry you have another major medical hurdle to overcome.
M is the opposite of your guy silverspoon, she barely touches breakfast or lunch, but packs in dinner. I really need to figure out how to teach her a more polite way to signal that she's done though. Her current method is to violently swipe her hands back and forth across the try so everything goes flying. I'm so tired of constantly cleaning up thrown food.
Throwing remaining food on the ground is a favored L method of indicating fullness. 😵😳 not my fave. While she does eat solids pretty consistently 3xday she is very hit or miss with how much. Sometimes she is a hog and other times eats like a distracted butterfly. I dread trying to get all her nutrition done that way. snd1231 good to see you. Best of luck for Gracie's surgery!
kcrkcs I love the term distracted butterfly. It totally describes my middle daughter. Ironically she's the one who I worry about least in regards to weight. If dd3 is full she starts dropping food to the dog. My dog has gained weight since we've had kids. I'm mostly ready for her to try using some utensils to eat.
Post by crimsonandclover on Dec 10, 2016 4:49:07 GMT -5
So DD1 woke us up at 2am this morning by puking. She threw up a few more times, too, but not in the last 3 hours **knock on wood**. And what did DD2 do just a few minutes ago? Grabbed DD1's sippy cup and drank out of it. Great.
J threw up at midnight. I'm at a loss here. I'm thinking about just doing Pedialite today. He likes it, but it makes him grumpy to not get a bottle at all.
So DD1 woke us up at 2am this morning by puking. She threw up a few more times, too, but not in the last 3 hours **knock on wood**. And what did DD2 do just a few minutes ago? Grabbed DD1's sippy cup and drank out of it. Great.
Ewww. I hope it's not more than an upset tummy. You guys, the sick kids are given no me the heeby geebies. Funny how health changes so much as soon as the weather turns. snd1231 good luck with all the surgeries. My oldest has tubes for a similar reason and we didn't figure out she had hearing loss until almost 3. You'll be glad you did it! They won't remember any of this and it'll be all taken care of. Hang in there mama!
So my dh got the job he was interviewing for. They made a decent comp offer, but the health insurance is pretty awful imo. It's going to be a ton of hours (70-80) for January and February so that's going to be kind of brutal. It's suppose to be better the rest of the year. I'm struggling with it. I hate change. We had a big discussion about how at some point he needs to say enough is enough and tell them he has to pick up his kids/go home, even if it means he has to login later after the kids are asleep. He got a little testy about it and I pointed out that if he can't then how come I'm expected to? He knows exactly what will happen if my principal asked me to stay for a meeting and it's time to get the kids. You can't just leave them there! (Not implying that he would, but he knows I'll do it and it's really stressful to do all pick ups and drop offs.) he claims riding the bus is the problem. It's not, but he does need to leave at certain time to ensure there is a bus to get or he will be sitting on the train for two hours. This is no different than me claiming traffic keeps me from getting there on time imo. Anyway, if y'all would send some kind thoughts and prayers that my boss approves another year off and dh can find some balance, I'd appreciate it.
Post by NellieOleson on Dec 10, 2016 9:19:10 GMT -5
Lollipop - That's exactly what my dd2 does as well. Clear the tray!
Dd2 is okay-ish at eating solids. She is definitely interested, will get mad if someone else is eating and not sharing, and has recently started "asking" to eat (by smacking her lips). She usually doesn't get that much in her tummy, though. She seems to not like meat at all, but does okay with fruits and things like noodles. Veggies are hit and miss.
For those of you worrying about moving completely to solids - it won't be as stressful as it feels like it will. When dd1 was this age I remember wondering how the hell it was going to work out - and it just did. They change so fast at this age, and before you know it they will be able to eat more. They also gradually will be less interested in filling up on milk/formula, although they will still want it for comfort.
silverspoon - As a first step maybe try switching out some of his bottles to straw or sippy cups? I know it's recommended to be mostly off bottles by 12 months, but that doesn't mean he needs to stop getting all formula by then as well, YKWIM? And I wouldn't worry about forcing dinner if he's exhausted after daycare. Just make sure he gets it on weekends. He will be less sleepy in the evenings as he gets a little older.
J threw up at midnight. I'm at a loss here. I'm thinking about just doing Pedialite today. He likes it, but it makes him grumpy to not get a bottle at all.
I don't know if I'd do just pedialyte, unless the ped recommends it. I'd be grumpy not getting any food all day, too. I hope he feels better soon.
So DD1 woke us up at 2am this morning by puking. She threw up a few more times, too, but not in the last 3 hours **knock on wood**. And what did DD2 do just a few minutes ago? Grabbed DD1's sippy cup and drank out of it. Great.
Sending good luck and healthy vibes to the Clover family.
Both of my kids used to sleep until 8 every morning, give or take a few minutes. Since summer S has been getting up between 6 and 7, which isn't a big deal, he just gets up and watches his shows. But for the last couple of weeks M has been doing the same thing. I wouldn't mind if she slept more overnight. I need a nap. And definitely coffee today!
J threw up at midnight. I'm at a loss here. I'm thinking about just doing Pedialite today. He likes it, but it makes him grumpy to not get a bottle at all.
I don't know if I'd do just pedialyte, unless the ped recommends it. I'd be grumpy not getting any food all day, too. I hope he feels better soon.
We did it before for norovirus, but that was a considerably worse situation.
He's still eating food. The nurse at his pediatrician's office told me the dairy can prolong an upset stomach so sometimes cutting it out for a day helps. He's getting formula anyway because it's daytime and he's fine.
If it happens tonight or tomorrow I'll call his pediatrician. Maybe reflux? I don't know.
We had DS's birthday dinner party today at a fancy steakhouse. I had anxiety pretty much the entire time and could not wait to get out of there. I don't even remember what the food tasted like but apparently everyone thought it was the best steak ever. I just shoveled something in mindlessly because I was too preoccupied with my kids picking up and waving around steak knives. DD was super restless and would not eat and I had to bribe her with candy and youtube videos on my phone to behave somewhat decently. I am so ashamed and feel like such a crap and weak parent. I am usually never like that but this was a really nice restaurant, my parent's friends were there, we're never all together, special occasion etc. There was a snowstorm on the way there and my car isn't 4wd. So that was fun. Both kids fell asleep on the way home thank God, but then I had to change them out of their clothes and dress them in PJs and get them tucked in for bed... while they were still sleeping. I am slightly traumatized from today so I'm not sure I want to go anywhere tomorrow. The snow is supposed to get worse overnight too.
scorpioscuba, the mall sounds fun but I'm weary of all the people around the holidays. OMG Macy's last weekend was horrible, after the initial epic fail at the Christmas market. I bet the Nutcracker was spectacular. crimsonandclover, silverspoon, I'm sorry for the sick children. It's definitely that time of year. DS has had a consistently runny nose but otherwise ok so I think I'll wait to ask about it at his appt next week. dizzycooks, congrats on YH new job but I can imagine it being stressful on everyone to change schedules and jobs like that. I will definitely pray for this to be a smooth transition and for things to stay peaceful at your house.
I'm so sore. I think I'm going to die. Apparently standing on chilly tile for 5 hours straight is painful when you aren't used to it. Or wearing shoes. My mom and I got about half of our planned baking done. We're going to do more next weekend, and I still have some to do at home.
On the bright side, we only burned one batch of cookies and undercooked 4 cream puffs. Go us!
@mrslolipopb go you and the. Baking. Hubs asked if I would make a batch of cookies for his work this week and it sounds like s lot of work to me! You are amazing. icequeen I am so sorry you weren't able to enjoy your boy's bday celebration. I forget do you take anything for your anxiety? None of my business... but if not I would talk to your doc about getting something you could have in hand for those situations. I used to, quite often, get panic attacks and it was crucial to have something on hand for those moments if I wanted to stay functional. Still get in anxiety spirals but not as bad so I rarely if ever use now. Anyway just seems like anxiety is a recurring theme for you. Also PPD can manifest as increased anxiety... anyway just some late night thoughts. I will butt out now. 😘
Post by silverspoon on Dec 11, 2016 7:33:02 GMT -5
icequeen I'm sorry you couldn't enjoy the party. It honestly doesn't sound like an easy situation to keep kids happy in and it sounds like you really did the best anyone could. The other adults probably didn't even notice and we're just happy to get together.
If it snows more tonight no one would blame you for staying in today.
Post by silverspoon on Dec 11, 2016 7:37:23 GMT -5
He threw up on me as soon as I picked him up out of his crib this morning.
I would prefer washing sheets to cleaning carpet if this is a choice I'm going to have to make everyday.
Last night I held him upright with his head on my shoulder for half an hour after his bottle. I don't know if that helped overnight and then when I picked him up that sudden change was too much. I'm talking to his doctor tomorrow.
Post by NellieOleson on Dec 11, 2016 8:39:59 GMT -5
silverspoon - now imagine that happening 15 times a day, all over the house, and you have an idea of what life has been like with dd2 pretty much her whole life. Wheeeee!
Luckily, she's at least down to only throwing up about twice day these days.
I wonder what is going on with your little guy, though! He only throws up at night, has no fever, and otherwise seems fine? Are his poops normal? It seems really odd that reflux would start now. I'm curious to hear what the pediatrician says. Hopefully it's just a little bug that passes very, very soon! Good luck.
icequeen - I'm sorry your anxiety spiraled like that. I have had situations like that before and it's the worst. Take it easy today and rest!
Lollipop - nice work on the baking! Dd2 and I made Christmas cookies the other day when it snowed here, but we never got around to icing them. Oops.
Post by NellieOleson on Dec 11, 2016 8:52:00 GMT -5
Dd2 is in the midst of a VERY early wake up phase. Like 4:45 every day early. I'm much more zen about it now than I was when dd1 when through this, but man... it still sucks. The worst part is that is makes the days excruciatingly long. My H is working this weekend, so I will be solo parenting from 4:45 this morning until dd1 goes to bed at 8 tonight. We've been having pretty great days lately, but GD I'm tired by then end of the day.
Thanks guys! I really enjoy baking (and I'm pretty good at it!), but I don't do it much because I hate our kitchen. I hated the kitchen in our last place too. But my mom's new place has so much counter space, it's awesome. All day yesterday we were working on 2 different recipes at the same time, and one of the batches of cookies needed to be rolled out, plus we had stuff cooling. We made ginger snaps, sugar cookies, cream puffs, marshmallow bars, and shortbread cookies. Next week we have to make pies (4 different kinds), rum balls, peanut butter balls, and gingerbread cookies. Plus on Sunday my mom is making Christmas dinner. At home I'm going to make another batch of sugar cookies and rice krispie squares with S.
We're having a lazy weekend. I don't think we have anything planned other than taking S to school tomorrow and Tuesday. Right now S is "cleaning" the playroom, and H promised to play battle ship with him later. M is down for a nap.
H is off work tomorrow. I'm positive I can get him to bake me something.
I'm also staying home tomorrow. His snow day is now my snow day. We are going to drop munchkin off at daycare and go get as much Christmas shopping done as possible.
I decorated the tree today, deep cleaned my house, and now I'm sitting here with spiked eggnog and I actually feel super relaxed. Christmas lights are phenomenal for one's mood.
I was supposed to go out of town tonight to tomorrow for a meeting. Car had trouble and hubs can't fix it. So no meeting for me, which is a bummer because it was also an overnight with a good friend, and shenanigans. BUT alllll my clients and employees still believe I will be out of town tomorrow. I am going to hide. All. Day. Long!!!!!
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