danib GL at H's appointment, and also over the next few weeks--we'll be here for you! waitwhat sorry for the crappy sleep. I've been there before. The babies sleep so peacefully when they're on us but we definitely don't get to share in that!
D had an amazing night but because of the cat situation I barely slept. I maybe got 4 hours total (broken up in like 3 pieces, some less than an hour). H also didn't get in bed til like 4 a.m. So I hope our kids are okay with zombie parents today. I'm just thankful DS is too young to understand or possibly even notice that the cat is gone.
My firm is having its holiday lunch today at 1:30 and I'm supposed to be going with D. Idk how I'm going to pull us both together for that.
Also not to be morbid but MH plans to take the cat to be cremated today. Does anyone else think it's funny that he found it necessary to pack the cat with ice overnight? It's 3 degrees outside.
Sorry guys. I'll stop talking about it now, promise!
Post by goldenlove3 on Dec 16, 2016 8:41:12 GMT -5
Yesterday we went to see our friends who are in from out of town. We got to meet their little guy who is 3 weeks younger than C. We tried to take pictures of them together but they were not interested so the pictures are hilarious.
Tonight H and I are having our first night out without C. We're going out to dinner and a movie with some friends. C might be spending the night at my parents house. I'm still trying to decide if I should stay with him or if we should just bring him home or what. Unfortunately we're getting another snow storm tonight so that might play a role. Tomorrow we're going to see Santa at my cousin's play lounge and it's closer to my parents house so it makes sense for him to stay there. Just need to see if I'm emotionally ready to do that. At least right now I'm enjoying some cute snuggles and he's smiling and telling me a story. And of course fills his diaper in the process 😂
Post by goldenlove3 on Dec 16, 2016 9:22:33 GMT -5
Is it cheating if I just bought new jeans that fit? TBH, my pre-pregnancy jeans were getting pretty snug since I had gained weight during my IF treatments over the years. I never bought new ones and just managed to squeeze into what I had. I finally caved and bought new ones from Costco this week to at least get me through. I'm not even close to my ideal weight and have a lot of work to do but I need something to wear in the process.
Lol I love that gif starbuck27 !!! And congrats! I'm within 3-4 lbs of pre pregnancy weight but still so nervous to try normal pants on - I used to wear them pretty snug lol.
dashook Did he really do that ? Lol. I guess he didn't want him to rot? Omg this is so weird to talk about lol. My brother is a vet tech and routinely has to put down cats/dogs down and then transport them IN HIS CAR to be cremated or buried etc. I'm so freaked out anytime I am in his car, like you basically drive an animal hearse.
danib I'm sorry 😕 Hopefully the next 21 days fly by and snow stays away Good luck at Hs appt.
goldenlove3 Ooh keep us posted! I'm so curious if you'll end up letting him stay at your moms alone- I'm neurotic and don't think I can do it yet overnight. In fact, I'm waiting on my mom and sister to come watch babies so H and I can get out of the house for a glass of wine. Supposedly this is happening next Wednesday, we'll see - that'll be the first time I leave them with someone other than H.
Post by goldenlove3 on Dec 16, 2016 9:30:52 GMT -5
I will kleigh! We've stayed the night once before but I was there with him. My mom and aunt let me sleep and took care of him all night. They actually took the PnP out of my room so I could rest. So I'm sure he'll be fine, it's just me missing him. But a whole night of sleep sounds great too.
Post by goldenlove3 on Dec 16, 2016 9:34:10 GMT -5
And I think I'm officially conceding the NB flag. I finally put him in a 3 month sleeper that I thought was still too big and it fits him almost perfectly. It's time to put the NB stuff away and wash the 3 month. I just hope I didn't wait too long because we have a lot and he seems to be growing fast!
Is it cheating if I just bought new jeans that fit? TBH, my pre-pregnancy jeans were getting pretty snug since I had gained weight during my IF treatments over the years. I never bought new ones and just managed to squeeze into what I had. I finally caved and bought new ones from Costco this week to at least get me through. I'm not even close to my ideal weight and have a lot of work to do but I need something to wear in the process.
I might need to employ a similar strategy. I didn't love how any of my jeans fit before I got pregnant this time since I was still carrying extra weight from DS. So I'm definitely not going to like how they look now at 4 weeks PP. I'm currently 30 lbs above my goal weight but I can't keep wearing only yoga pants until 30 lbs from now.
Zomg so much to do and never enough time or hands. I really need to clean this place up. I love that visitors bring us stuff but the nursery looks like a hurricane came through, and there are only so many baby blankets that we need.. And MIL is the worst offender of shitty gift giving, she brings the most useless tchotchkes every time. I am seriously going to post a picture bc you wouldnt believe how bad it is.
A reindeer punching pen? A mushroom stool bean bag chair? An emoji lip balm? What do I need these things for? What a waste of money and space.
My sweet baby is 4 weeks old today and our bathroom scale says she's 11 lbs 3 oz. That's 9 oz above where she was one week ago.
I should bring a ledger of these weights to the weekly moms group I've been attending and show it to the LC who always looks a little skeptical when I say that D only nurses one side at a time.
I'm tempted to buy new jeans that fit as well. I basically only wore skinny jeans that were pretty tight, and not sure I'm up for that for quite a while. Maybe just some H&M stretchy ones in a size up will work.
Waiting for my mom to arrive and we are going to Costco and target. DS had a half day at school, so I kept him home to avoid driving 2 hour total for him to be at school for an hour.
Only one MOTN wake up last night weee! He also let me have time with him asleep in the swing this morning it's a good day. We are now snuggling though. .
I had lots of motivation to bake cookies this morning only to find out I have no butter boo! So instead I will look at new cars for me
Post by goldenlove3 on Dec 16, 2016 10:54:27 GMT -5
I need this kid to take a nap so I can work on the address labels for our Christmas cards. I want to get those out this weekend! I also need to do two loads of laundry including all the 3 month stuff that still has tags on it. And maybe eat something...
This is a post and run... Liam lost 3 oz so now I have to pump to make sure he gets 3oz 8 times a day!?! It's really hard to not think I'm not doing something wrong!
This is a post and run... Liam lost 3 oz so now I have to pump to make sure he gets 3oz 8 times a day!?! It's really hard to not think I'm not doing something wrong!
You are not doing anything wrong feeding a newborn is HARD. These appointments are specifically to monitor weight because they know it's hard. I hope it goes well and you find your groove soon.
goldenlove3 not cheating at all! I have three different sizes of jeans in my closet for this reason. Last fall pp after DS I bought jeans 2 sizes up because I was sick of wearing the 1 pair of maternity jeans that fit me. It felt great to wear normal jeans again. So now I have my normal weight jeans, my "off the full time diet jeans and am about 5lbs over normal weight jeans" and my pp jeans!
Today is DH's shift day so I'm solo until tomorrow morning. This is my first all day solo day and things are going okay? It's just before noon and I'm just starting to drink my coffee. I made it around 8:15 this morning. Not too bad considering it's still "morning"!
Post by jubilantsquirrel on Dec 16, 2016 14:14:20 GMT -5
Today is going to be a long day. I only got 4 broken up hours of sleep last night and so far this morning the baby has been super fussy. Any time the baby even makes a noise DS1 starts whining, and God forbid the baby starts crying, then DS1 throws a full on tantrum. I had high hopes of going to the store and baking cookies, but I don't see that happening now. And of course MH is going over to our friend's house for their Christmas party tonight. It's not even lunch time yet and I'm already ready for this day to be over. Ugh.
Post by cookswithwine9 on Dec 16, 2016 15:51:07 GMT -5
danib I recognize a lot of those things in O. We got his tongue tie clipped when he was a week old. We didn't get the lip done because the ped said she didn't think it impacted his ability to breastfeed. I wish we would have now. The two tone lip coloring is interesting one. I always notice that after O feeds!
Ok help me. Every so often after a feed, J seems uncomfortable. Sometimes I burp him and he calms right down l, other times it takes a little longer. Well he just projective spit up. Since it's not every time, does it seem like a laundry issue or like reflux? Or...? Need to call th doc but would like first impressions.
Hmm so I would say probably a reflux issue that is worth watching not treating at the moment.
I talked with our pedi about DS and his possible reflux (he coughs and gags all night long if laid flat but is fine in a RNP) and basically he agreed we had reflux but at this point it wasn't worth treating. DS is happy, can be kept comfortable most of the time without meds and is growing well. The meds are important but they do block nutrient absorption among other side effects. He said they were his last resort and he first would try dietary modifications if it was an issue. So definitely touch base but I would probably watch and see if it gets worse.
aggiebug and starbuck27 I agree with Aggiebug on the wait and see unless it becomes recurrent (granted you're BFing and dietary changes are a different ballgame than I'm dealing with).
Adeline is on Zantac and now Alec is showing some issues that I wonder if it's reflux also. On the Zantac Adeline seems to be in slightly less pain but she still has some issues and I'm thinking we would've been better off not even starting her on that and just seeing if she slowly outgrew it. Now seeing Alec with almost worse and more frequent symptoms I can't imagine having two on meds or specialty formula (bc it feels like maybe the problem is an over worrysome mom). So our plan is to finish up Adelines bottle of Zantac (it's almost done) and then re-evaluate both babies after Xmas. The dr seemed to think that by our 2month appt we might not even need to have her on it so I realized that they could just as easily outgrow it
This is a post and run... Liam lost 3 oz so now I have to pump to make sure he gets 3oz 8 times a day!?! It's really hard to not think I'm not doing something wrong!
Girl you aren't doing anything wrong. Weight checks are a total mind fuck. Hang in there and just keep pushing.
All three of my kids lost about a pound after birth. It was so stressful so I understand. But you can do this
I just feel like he's been fussy and eating a lot... but now I'm wondering if all those times he's been fussy especially at night, he's been trying to say he was still hungry. He grew 1.5 inches!?! I don't get how he can grow an inch and a half but not gain or eat enough.
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