New Week 01/30

[yummeecookee]

Hi everyone!

I was totally mia last week as a horrible stomach bug ripped through our house and totally had me out of commission.

How is everyone?

[yummeecookee]

Surprisingly, I had a great DC drop off w C. I set him down, braced myself for a tantrum and he totally skipped off to check out the other babies.
I guess he missed his friends after being out so many days last week! 😏

[colinsfebmommy]

Hope you are feeling better! We still have the sinus cold plaguing us. Yuck

We had a nice weekend though, got my kids 1 yr ( I know a tad late) and 4 yr pics taken.Turned out not bad lol She could of smiled more but she has stranger danger still hates anyone but family acknowledging her LMAO

[samelly]

DS got his first haircut this weekend.

I got my hair done too and DS took the kids out grocery shopping etc while I was there. So that was a nice break.

[yummeecookee]

Oh wow - C still barely has any hair, plus it is somehow blond (mine is so dark, its almost black), so I don't know how that happened. He may be 3 or 4 before we start venturing into haircut territory. LOL

[samelly]

Jan 30, 2017 12:46:08 GMT -5 yummeecookee said:

Oh wow - C still barely has any hair, plus it is somehow blond (mine is so dark, its almost black), so I don't know how that happened. He may be 3 or 4 before we start venturing into haircut territory. LOL

My LO doesn't have that much hair either.  It's pretty thin but it was growing very uneven.  It was bothering my DH a lot.  So we got it cut short and it does look better and it should grow back more even now.

[sunfrogger88]

Haiii
Officially completed my app for grad school.. Ahhhhhhhhh! My employer came through in the end with providing me recommendations.

I can't believe Wednesday is February. Wut.

That's about all I have!

[littleredfish]

I swear everybody in this town is sick. I'm avoiding public outings at all cost. I do NOT want any sickness in this house. I cannot get sick right now nor do I want to have to care for other sick people.

We're in the process of painting our main level. I washed walls so DH could paint. The living room is done except for some touch ups around the windows and trim. We went with bolder colors we wouldn't typically choose. I think it will look nice and vibrant. I want to find throw pillows for the living room and fabric to recover the dining room chairs to tie everything together since it's open concept.

[younglove316]

littleredfish when are you due again? It's coming up right? Hopefully you avoid the sickness!

[younglove316]

I've been mia as well, we had the stomach bug invade our house as well and it was pretty awful. Between that, organization projects, and getting ready for vacation. I've been constantly on the go or doing something it seems.

[kensie5226]

So busy at work. We started our first medicated cycle so we'll see how that goes.

[littleredfish]

younglove316 Feb 15th. I can't believe I'm already almost done.

[ldubhawksfan]

I'm spiraling with politics recently. I woke up for 2 hrs last night thinking about it. I just can't believe this is happening.



We toured an in home daycare last night and it was ok. Better than the first. But I got an email today that a local center that we liked during mat leave just had a spot open so I'm touring tomorrow! I hope I still like it and it makes the decision easy!!

[ldubhawksfan]

Jan 30, 2017 12:46:08 GMT -5 yummeecookee said:

Oh wow - C still barely has any hair, plus it is somehow blond (mine is so dark, its almost black), so I don't know how that happened. He may be 3 or 4 before we start venturing into haircut territory. LOL

same here

[samelly]

Jan 31, 2017 12:05:33 GMT -5 littleredfish said:

younglove316 Feb 15th. I can't believe I'm already almost done.

It's the month of your due-date now.  Any day now!!

[littleowl913]

Well this weekend just solidified how badly I need to sell my apartment. I live in garden style apartments so only two floors and I'm on the top floor. Our neighbors downstairs are 70 yr old something heavy smokers. They try to be courteous - they only smoke in the dining room, with a fan that exhausts out. The husband is pretty much dying of cancer so he just doesn't give a fuck anymore He even smokes in the apartment when his 3 year old grandson is there. Is not like we haven't tried. We have two air purifiers, air fresheners, candles, everything.

So Saturday evening we come home to find out the husband is in hospital. She had spent the whole day there and couldn't smoke. So she and her equally heavy smoking son was nonstop in the apartment. I woke up at 2:30 am and my whole apartment reeked of smoke. I had to put the air purifiers and opened all the windows. Ugh!

[yummeecookee]

That is just gross littleowl913! I am kind of surprised. Most smokers I know dont smoke in their own homes. They go outside to do it.

[ldubhawksfan]

Feb 1, 2017 11:30:12 GMT -5 littleowl913 said:

Well this weekend just solidified how badly I need to sell my apartment. I live in garden style apartments so only two floors and I'm on the top floor. Our neighbors downstairs are 70 yr old something heavy smokers. They try to be courteous - they only smoke in the dining room, with a fan that exhausts out. The husband is pretty much dying of cancer so he just doesn't give a fuck anymore He even smokes in the apartment when his 3 year old grandson is there. Is not like we haven't tried. We have two air purifiers, air fresheners, candles, everything.

So Saturday evening we come home to find out the husband is in hospital. She had spent the whole day there and couldn't smoke. So she and her equally heavy smoking son was nonstop in the apartment. I woke up at 2:30 am and my whole apartment reeked of smoke. I had to put the air purifiers and opened all the windows. Ugh!

So sick and inconsiderate to do in a multi unit home. BS!

[sunfrogger88]

Good luck kensie5226 !!!!

[leviosa]

littleowl913, that is so disgusting. Smokers disgust me in general. They are so rude about who they are around smoking. I have no patients or tolerance for any of them. Also, to smoke like that with a 3 yo in the apartment! I would have to call CPS. That is definitely a form of neglect. That poor child.

[fuzzylogic]

Two basketball games this week so I'm just trying to hold on. Homecoming tomorrow night. Flu A and B, strep, a stomach bug and a general cold are all going around school right now. I had a minor cold, and E did, too. H got it and was whiny but he appears mostly over it. Tuesday was a 14-hour day with the game. Tomorrow will be similar. I so look forward to Saturday.

I also got to see some people get pulled over and arrested Tuesday while waiting for a sandwich after the game, so that was...fun. And a parent got kicked out of the game right behind me.

ldubhawksfan, how did the tour at the center go? littleowl913, I grew up in a heavy smoking home and it's awful. We'll have to sell my mom's house at some point and I dread it.

[ldubhawksfan]

It went well. We are going to decide this weekend.

[littleredfish]

I went to a meeting tonight for kindergarten for DD1. They discussed all of the different programs for our area. It's crazy!! I remember my mom's big choice being send your kid in the morning or the afternoon because it was half days. Now it's full day and there are so many choices. Standard, montessori, aboriginal inclusion, French immersion (which is the one we went there for), DL (which is like homeschooling with help from an educator), Fine arts Academy for Kindergarten, and a program that is exclusively outdoors year round.

It's funny because we went in set on learning about FI so we could go to the open house for the French school and compare just those 2 and now we're conflicted.

The teacher for the aboriginal program is obviously amazing because we were even both like "um...that one sounds cool!!!" She was so engaging and informative.

[winogirl]

Jan 31, 2017 12:05:33 GMT -5 littleredfish said:

younglove316 Feb 15th. I can't believe I'm already almost done.

Holy Crap! How are you almost due already? Good luck mama!!!!!

[ldubhawksfan]

I might kill my dh! Last night he tells me that he isn't sure whether a 1 yo is the right age to start daycare and maybe we find another nanny and just ask her to take DD to social outings at the library, etc. I'm ready for it. I really think DD is too. I'm frustrated that dh let me spend so much of the last 2 weeks searching if he didn't want it. I've got to figure out how to convince him that she will be ok without undivided attention at a daycare. Any input?!

[littleredfish]

ldubhawksfan I can't say enough about what socialization in daycare did for DD1 vs DD2. DD1 started daycare at 8 months and is so open and social with everybody. DD2 has never been in daycare, only with me to playgroups, and while I don't regret being home with her, I wish I had tried harder with socialization because she is very all about me and not social like her sister. It doesn't help that she is the baby sister and can get big sister to do almost whatever she wants so when other kids won't give in or things don't go her way she is very dramatic about it.

Of course this can be child to child, nature vs nuture and all that, but I've personally never met anybody who felt daycare was a bad choice. I can see the benefit of a nanny, but interaction with her own peers is really important and while they aren't 1 on 1 with an adult they just learn to be independant. That's why I'm trying the home care thing for myself as well. I just can't afford daycare for 2 littles where I live, so I'm bringing daycare to me in a sense for that social interaction for her.

[ldubhawksfan]

Thank you for the input littleredfish. I fee the same way. DD is social which is surprising because we haven't been super active about finding play dates, etc. but she is also clingy with mom and dad and a little spoiled because she always has so much one on one attention. And I tried to tell our current nanny to take her to playgrounds but she didn't really follow through, so I don't think another nanny is a good compromise. i think she is ready to start learning more too, and I think she will learn more in a D.C. Setting.

I think ultimately I will have the decision, but I don't want dh to be uncomfortable with it.

[littleredfish]

Feb 5, 2017 18:07:28 GMT -5 ldubhawksfan said:

Thank you for the input littleredfish. I fee the same way. DD is social which is surprising because we haven't been super active about finding play dates, etc. but she is also clingy with mom and dad and a little spoiled because she always has so much one on one attention. And I tried to tell our current nanny to take her to playgrounds but she didn't really follow through, so I don't think another nanny is a good compromise. i think she is ready to start learning more too, and I think she will learn more in a D.C. Setting.

I think ultimately I will have the decision, but I don't want dh to be uncomfortable with it.

I also know families who compromised on this and did part time in a daycare and part time with a nanny so 2-3 days a week of one and the other. Then you get some days where she's with other kids and others where you have a nanny spending one on one time with her. Also a nice compromise if you have a nanny who does housework as well then you're not giving up that perk.

[yummeecookee]

Just piping in to say that we didn't put my DD in DC until about 10mo was old. I felt it was great timing- she was just getting more exploratory and mobile and curious about the world. It was great that she was there having fun, singing songs, doing arts and crafts and most important - playing w other kids!

[ldubhawksfan]

Feb 5, 2017 19:25:44 GMT -5 littleredfish said:

Feb 5, 2017 18:07:28 GMT -5 ldubhawksfan said:

Thank you for the input littleredfish. I fee the same way. DD is social which is surprising because we haven't been super active about finding play dates, etc. but she is also clingy with mom and dad and a little spoiled because she always has so much one on one attention. And I tried to tell our current nanny to take her to playgrounds but she didn't really follow through, so I don't think another nanny is a good compromise. i think she is ready to start learning more too, and I think she will learn more in a D.C. Setting.

I think ultimately I will have the decision, but I don't want dh to be uncomfortable with it.

I also know families who compromised on this and did part time in a daycare and part time with a nanny so 2-3 days a week of one and the other. Then you get some days where she's with other kids and others where you have a nanny spending one on one time with her. Also a nice compromise if you have a nanny who does housework as well then you're not giving up that perk.

Luckily I still have Wednesdays off and then dh has EO Friday off and she is with in laws the other Friday, so she will only be in daycare 3 days a week. I feel like that will help with her transition and be a good compromise.

Dh is on board after talking more tonight!