Wednesday Whys

[lakegirl]

Whyyyyyyy do my kids get up so early? 6am on the dot for both of them. I just want to sleep in a little. Or drink my coffee in peace and quiet.

[judyblume14]

Good morning, lakegirl. I'm up at 6am everyday, too, to help get DD1 ready for daycare.

As for my why... WHYyyyyy did that stupid bottle of milk have to spill? First of many ounces, I'm sure.

[judyblume14]

Fun fact. I started season 3 of Parenthood on Monday. I'm now on episode 14.

[tex]

DS1 was up at 6:30 but he played in his room til 7:15. I'm hanging out upstairs with W.

[peaseblossom55]

E slept until 7:30! I hope she does get in a morning nap later so I can join her. I hate that I don't feel fully awake until about noon and when I have to go to bed I'm wide awake despite being so tired. I hate being a night owl sometimes.

We finally got our newborn pics I love them. E will be 4 months on Saturday does it seem too late now to do birth announcements? Honestly?

[rinny]

Ugh, I think L needs to get the boot to his room but I'm feeling chicken shit. So tired.

[lakegirl]

peaseblossom55 nope! Especially with everything E has been through. AW it up and send them out!

[thelittleredm]

So sleepy. Once again, baby was crying in his crib and H didn't bother grabbing him even though he was already up. I swear, if I didn't need his playstation to stream shit, it'd be in a million tiny pieces by now.

[ellabee]

My bleb is back. 😩I'm calling the LC today. Ugh. Nursing issues are supposed to resolve by 6 weeks, not start cropping up! Whaaaah.

Also I hope our growth spurt was a one day thing. Last nights cluster feeding didn't help the nipple situation.

[lakegirl]

Oooooo jack hammering right in front of the house at 9am. Just what I wanted. At least ds is entertained.

[judyblume14]

ellabee - hope your boob feels better soon.

A will be 6 weeks on Friday, and I fully expect to wake up with a perfectly regulated supply, and cooperative boobs. (Sarcasm font...)

[pibblemom]

lakegirl, sorry they got you up so early. I hope you get a nap

judyblume14, ugh. Whoever said don't cry over spilled milk never pumped breast milk

tex, that's a nice amount of time that he kept himself occupied!


peaseblossom55, awesome that she slept so "late" (and amazing that 730 is now late). Also, no I don't think it's too late. You didn't have the time to do them til now.

thelittleredm, get an Amazon fire stick and you won't need his PS 😁

Sorry ellabee, I hope she's able to help


C gave me great stretches last night! She went down around 11 and didn't wake up til 5. Went back down at 6 and started moving around 830. She's snoozing again but only in my lap, so I'm not sure how much is getting done today. Maybe my mom can come over so I can do some work.

[meeggaannw]

peaseblossom55 I just yesterday got a birth announcement for my niece who was born in July! It is Never too late.

[meeggaannw]

rinny, I'm with you. I'm ready for R to move but it involves moving dd to the guest room so R can have the nursery, I'm not ready yet.

[meeggaannw]

thelittleredm go buy a blu-ray player, I think ours was 30 or 40 bucks. I stream everything from that. Then hide the PlayStation!

[meeggaannw]

@ellabee I'm sorry for the nursing issues, I'm glad you have an LC you can rely on though. Is a Bleb like a milk blister?

[meeggaannw]

It's our first morning this week that mh is sleeping for work. We are currently in the living room listening/dancing to Laurie Berkner's greatest hits while R dozes in my bedroom. We've been going all week and have a mom group tomorrow and a play date Friday so I think today will be a pj day, also it is super windy and supposed to rain so I don't really want to take both kids anywhere.
I hope everyone is having a good day! Fingers crossed for good naps today and double naps for those that need them!

[ellabee]

Feb 22, 2017 10:32:48 GMT -5 meeggaannw said:

@ellabee I'm sorry for the nursing issues, I'm glad you have an LC you can rely on though. Is a Bleb like a milk blister?

Yep. It's when the baby's latch irritates or rubs in a certain way and it closes a pore in the nipple, then the ducts behind that pore can't empty. 😩

[thelittleredm]

Thanks for the ideas, ladies! I guess our TV streams things, too, but the servers aren't great so it's a lot slower than the PS.

H is just going to eat crackers for me today. I gave him W this morning after I nursed him. It's so "important" that he not be interrupted, he can't be bothered to find out what's wrong with W when he starts crying so his cries kept waking me up. He sent DS1 back to our room because apparently two kids is too much when he's playing his game so then I really didn't sleep because the kid kept bothering me. At least he was being nice but still, stop touching me DS1 when I'm sleeping! Then the next thing that's happening is H calling for DS1. I gave up after the kid left the room and got up, too. Came out to find DS1 holding a bottle for W because H's hands were full with his controller. I don't mind DS1 helping out and learning to hold a bottle but FFS, at least don't make it because you refuse to quit your damn game.

Oh, and then he asked why I didn't sleep well when I went back to bed.

[pibblemom]

Feb 22, 2017 11:29:08 GMT -5 thelittleredm said:

Thanks for the ideas, ladies! I guess our TV streams things, too, but the servers aren't great so it's a lot slower than the PS.

H is just going to eat crackers for me today. I gave him W this morning after I nursed him. It's so "important" that he not be interrupted, he can't be bothered to find out what's wrong with W when he starts crying so his cries kept waking me up. He sent DS1 back to our room because apparently two kids is too much when he's playing his game so then I really didn't sleep because the kid kept bothering me. At least he was being nice but still, stop touching me DS1 when I'm sleeping! Then the next thing that's happening is H calling for DS1. I gave up after the kid left the room and got up, too. Came out to find DS1 holding a bottle for W because H's hands were full with his controller. I don't mind DS1 helping out and learning to hold a bottle but FFS, at least don't make it because you refuse to quit your damn game.

Oh, and then he asked why I didn't sleep well when I went back to bed.

I'm furious for you. MH has his vices and usually spends a crapload of time in the garage every night, but I can say at least he's being sort of productive even if he's not exactly helping me. Video games irritate me. I dated a guy for 5 years before H that played video games and even without kids it was obnoxious.

[lakegirl]

I survived two stores with both kids! This is notable because:
1. both stores did not have carts in the parking lot requiring ds' cooperation
2. one store had little carts so the baby bucket went in the cart but I couldn't fold the toddler seat down. Again requiring ds' cooperation.

He did great! Held my hand in the lots and played "touch the car" while I set stuff down to open the door for him. He stayed close in the store either holding my hand or helping to push the cart. Phew! What a relief.

Added bonus: dropped off a bag of stuff to the thrift store while we were out and about.

[tex]

I have a week before I hit that magical six week mark. I will say that W hasn't had a single bottle since last night. Fingers crossed this is the beginning of getting the hang of BFing.

[thelittleredm]

pibblemom, His gaming use to just be mildly annoying before kids but afterwards, it's like his crutch to get out of helping out after work because he has to decompress and gaming and napping ate the only ways he knows how. It definitely worsened after his deployment because it gives him a way to not get caught thinking about the events that caused his PTSD. I try not to get too upset by it but I'm just so over it.

[pibblemom]

Feb 22, 2017 12:39:12 GMT -5 thelittleredm said:

pibblemom, His gaming use to just be mildly annoying before kids but afterwards, it's like his crutch to get out of helping out after work because he has to decompress and gaming and napping ate the only ways he knows how. It definitely worsened after his deployment because it gives him a way to not get caught thinking about the events that caused his PTSD. I try not to get too upset by it but I'm just so over it.

I'm sorry. PTSD has to be so hard to deal with for both of you. I couldn't even begin to understand. Big hugs to you ❤️

[pibblemom]

Anyone else forget everything that's wrong for the day when your baby smiles their big toothless smile in his or her sleep? Omg my heart just exploded.

[silvermelody]

Waiting for hopefully my last wound check. They are running really behind because they were closed Monday for the holiday.

My body hates recovering from c-sections. My incision is finally healed and I have three little staph infections on my thigh and abdomen that popped up since Friday. My PCP wants a MRSA culture since I'm already here.

And I think I'm getting a yeast infection. FML.

At least breastfeeding is going well now. My PCP was looking for a BF safe antibiotic and struggling. "Unless you want to stop breastfeeding for a week?"

HELL NO. Not after everything we went through. I'd have to be septic or close to losing a limb.

[silvermelody]

On a happier note N did 5 hours last night. A lot of grunting in there but it's still good. Now if I could just get her to bed before midnight...

[Deleted]

silvermelody oh no I'm so sorry you're dealing with all of that! I hope it clears up quickly.

[Deleted]

I can't wait for a real first smile, I'll take all the sleepy smiles for now!

I am struggling with keeping up with laundry! I wish it was upstairs it would make it so much easier. It's so hard to find time to go to the basement when the girls are safe/asleep/ contained without the dog around!

[tex]

thelittleredm, it temporarily makes me forget the BF struggles we went through those first few days.

DS1 is napping upstairs and W is napping on DH. We have an appointment with the LC tomorrow afternoon, and it feels good to get back to a somewhat normal routine now that my parents are back home. I love them, but I miss our lazy days at home. These next few weeks are going to be all about getting W more efficient with BFing. So far, today is going well.

silvermelody, that would be a big hell no from me too. I hope everything clears without incident!