It's suppose to be in the mid 60s today, insanity!
Last night was a dream. I went to bed early. Dd only had two wakes up went right back to sleep after being fed and changed! No fussing/being gassy/whatever. That's what I was use to with ds. Now I'm cuddling her in bed and mh is suppose to be bringing me coffee and these yummy bakery made fig newtons he brought home yesterday.
I managed to convince my mom to reschedule her visit this weekend. She was bringing my 90 year old grandpa to meet dd. He's still super active and healthy but I was so worried about him catching the toddler's crud and ending up with pneumonia or worse. Especially since I have it now. She was resisting at first and said she'd just dose everyone up with vitamin c. Ug. Stop being the worst mom. But she finally came around thank goodness. Maybe it was the video of ds that finally put her over the edge.
Now to figure out what we're doing with this weather!
Super nice here too! We had an awesome first stretch, but I barely slept the rest of the night because he was so grunty. H left the room because he wasn't feeling well (I'm not either) which had me feeling really irritated, but life sort of made it up to me this morning when DS1 had the biggest blow out I've ever seen and I didn't have to clean it up 😂😂. I mean seriously we cloth so I can count on one hand the number of blow outs we've had, I have never seen so much poop.
They're both downstairs and I'm laying in bed, should be sleeping, but just enjoying the quiet instead since L has stopped grunting.
C of course did not sleep as well last night as she had been. We had 3 wake ups, and I finally just got up on the 3rd one. It's nice out today here too so I'm packing up her, the dogs and the stroller and taking them to run up at my moms farm. Poor dogs haven't been able to run since she was born and they absolutely need it.
Things with H are sort of better. We haven't really talked about last night. I think if we did I'd say things that weren't productive so it's probably better.
Good things for the day: - I put on jeans with buttons. - I had a girl who's a preschool teacher now offer to watch C for super cheap starting in September after she has her baby. She wants to only take on 2-3 kids. I wasn't all for in-home stuff, but with her experience and for under $500/month I can't really turn it down.
My kid took his first bottle and he took it cold 🙌🙌🙌. DS1 would only take piping hot bottles, which was a big issue when daycare was told no more bottle warmers at 11 mos, so this is a big relief.
Post by heybulldog56 on Feb 18, 2017 12:52:52 GMT -5
My mom and I took both boys to the children's museum. There's a Thomas the train exhibit and DS1 is having a blast. I hope he sleeps on the drive home because we are currently missing nap time. And we're going to Disney on ice tonight! My mom's going to stay home with B while Dh and I take DS1. I'm psyched.
Post by meeggaannw on Feb 18, 2017 13:03:18 GMT -5
Sorry to burst in, today is terrible. It was such a good morning, ds slept 8-11:45 so dd and I had the morning together to read books and dance to music. Great morning until lunch. Dd decided she was done and threw all the food off her tray, I even caught her hand mid throw and she just used her free hand to continue throwing. This is an ongoing thing and I'm at my wits end. I took all her food away and left her in her seat and ignored her for a few minutes. Then she was screaming and crying and started spitting. So mamas, do your kiddos throw food or spit and how do you deal? I'm counting the minutes until nap today.
meeggaannww aw that does sound like a good morning. I do the same with throwing or playing with food, take it away. Do you think she was just ready for a nap?
I'm finally feeling more like myself again. F has been doing one 4-5 hour stretch in the beginning of the night which has been such a relief.
MH had to go into work so my friend is coming over in a bit, we might try for a walk which would be my first significant amount of time outside in forever, it's so nice out!
Post by judyblume14 on Feb 18, 2017 13:32:51 GMT -5
It's GORGEOUS here today. We're outside with baby girl wrapped to me, sitting in the shade. Hubs and big girl are playing with rocks. Today is a good day. Plus, it's Wine Day (according to FB). I'm looking forward to big girl's nap time ;-)
Post by judyblume14 on Feb 18, 2017 13:46:20 GMT -5
meeggaannw - my 2.5 year old can be SUCH a jerk at the table. When she gets like that, we just say "well, lunch is over since you're no longer eating, but throwing your food." We TRY to stay calm, even as she continues to be a jerk. If it's a lunch, we go straight to nap. Dinner, and we go straight to bed.
I took a wonderful 1.5 mile walk with dd. I'm loving this sunshine! Now we're chilling on the deck eating ice cream, The Tonight Dough. I sent the boys to the grocery store. I'm not going to do anything except enjoy the relative calmness while they're gone.
Post by meeggaannw on Feb 18, 2017 14:34:26 GMT -5
Thanks ladies! It is just so frustrating, especially because she doesn't respond to discipline at all. She laughs when I grab her hands firmly. Today was a double whammy because I was also trying to feed ds. I'm hesitant to put her straight in bed when she does this because she is such a good sleeper, I don't want her to equate her bed with punishment. I am going to start completely taking her food though and calling the meal over. I'm always so worried she will be hungry but I guess she will learn the consequences of her actions and maybe cut it out.
Post by judyblume14 on Feb 18, 2017 14:51:24 GMT -5
meeggaannw - it really is the most frustrating thing. I get what you're saying about associating bed with punishment. It works for us, but it might not for you. Do you do time outs/ins? Maybe remove her from the table to sit in her time out spot?
It drives me nuts when DD just laughs when we try to discipline her, or when she just looks at us and defies us. I try to stay calm and remember she's two. We need to have two-year-old expectations.
Oh, and if you take her food away, she might be hungry. But she won't starve.
Post by judyblume14 on Feb 18, 2017 14:55:53 GMT -5
Babywearers... We just went on a walk. About a mile. I wore A in my Moby, using the newborn hold. The Moby was snug, and I could kiss baby's head. My back still started to get sore. What might I be doing wrong?
Maybe I'm just not used to it yet? This is the first time I've walked that far wearing her.
I wore DD1, but it's been over a year since I last did (she was probably about 20#).
Post by silvermelody on Feb 18, 2017 16:18:54 GMT -5
meeggaannw if DS starts throwing food he's out of the chair and into his room for a timeout. If I'm feeling generous he gets one more try at eating, otherwise I put the food away for another meal
judyblume14 the Moby needs to be super tight, "like a Hooter's t shirt" one friend used to say. If it's sagging it might hurt. Or it could just be that you aren't used to using your core and back like that anymore
Post by silvermelody on Feb 18, 2017 16:21:33 GMT -5
N gave me a good 4 hour stretch and then a 3, but she was very grunty at the start of the second one. I still feel pretty good. DH is working and it's rainy here. Managed to get crockpot oatmeal started and DS and myself lunch while N napped.
I'm hoping she'll transfer from my shoulder in a minute so I can put DS down for a nap and get one myself.
Post by MissDemeanor on Feb 18, 2017 16:23:00 GMT -5
The bf thinks he's helping me out by holding the sleeping baby. Congratulations you are doing the same job as literally any flat surface can do. Thanks for the help.
Just nursed the baby and left her downstairs with mh. Now I'm hiding in my room dipping into my secret late night nursing Combo stash. My goal is to be asleep by 8.
Post by meeggaannw on Feb 18, 2017 20:27:00 GMT -5
Today has been a day. So glad the toddler is in bed! Baby refused to nap after he slept in until 11:45. I finally wrapped him to me at almost 3:30 and he slept for an hour and a half. He actually fell asleep at 7:15 while I was finishing feeding dd dinner so I was able to give her a bath and get her into bed without worrying about ds. The problem is now he is still sleeping. He usually doesn't go to bed until 11:30 (working on getting that earlier), not really sure what this late nap will mean. But for now I am going to sit by myself in the living room and enjoy nobody needing me for a few minutes.
Today has been a day. So glad the toddler is in bed! Baby refused to nap after he slept in until 11:45. I finally wrapped him to me at almost 3:30 and he slept for an hour and a half. He actually fell asleep at 7:15 while I was finishing feeding dd dinner so I was able to give her a bath and get her into bed without worrying about ds. The problem is now he is still sleeping. He usually doesn't go to bed until 11:30 (working on getting that earlier), not really sure what this late nap will mean. But for now I am going to sit by myself in the living room and enjoy nobody needing me for a few minutes.
Baby has been going to sleep late here too, she's napping now. I think it's ok if they take a short nap in the evening esp if he's going down late. Anyway, sending sleepy vibes your way and that we don't see you don't much in the motn.
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