1st weekend in March

[dreemkin]

[lilyelayne]

Super busy day thus far. The highlight was eating lunch alone(!!!) at the mall food court when picking up G's cookie cake. Bible study, delivered party supplies to my parents' house, had a successful car seat to crib transfer on a day I REALLY needed it to work. Now cleaning house & prepping the guest room for company.

[kartish]

Tonight we are going to dinner with DH's cousins. Should be a fun night out with the families.

We had to go to the SSA office today and that sent us on a wild goose chase to back and forth to a couple of government offices. But it was taken care of and now we can get A added to DH's insurance, once he gets a chance to get down to the office anyway.

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

Getting ready for r's party tomorrow. So basically doing nothing. So much better than the big firehouse party last year. Made goody bags , sent invites & paid money. Done.

[kartish]

Sitting at the restaurant waiting and there is a cute little girl in a fancy dress and a corsage out with a man in a suit who I assume is either her father or grandfather. They are pretty cute. I remember going to a daddy daughter dance and getting dressed up when I was a little girl. Makes me a tiny bit sad that DH probably will never get that experience.

[dreemkin]

kartish hugs!

[dreemkin]

2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) yes to easy parties!

[dreemkin]

So A is going through a rough patch with sleeping. I remember N doing this too. She'll wake up screaming or shouting out for us and wants us to stay in her room. It's very frustrating when you just want to get back to sleep. I try and sneak out of her room but sometimes she notices before she's fully back asleep. Sometimes all she needs is to be covered back up and a few pats.

ETA: anyone else in the same boat? Should I be worried about night terrors or anything?

[seamonster]

Mar 3, 2017 22:12:22 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

So A is going through a rough patch with sleeping. I remember N doing this too. She'll wake up screaming or shouting out for us and wants us to stay in her room. It's very frustrating when you just want to get back to sleep. I try and sneak out of her room but sometimes she notices before she's fully back asleep. Sometimes all she needs is to be covered back up and a few pats.

ETA: anyone else in the same boat? Should I be worried about night terrors or anything?

DS has nights that he flips out and won't calm down (a sippy cup with milk helps) and then goes down quickly once he's calm. And sometimes he wakes up and wants cuddles and to chat and needs his back rubbed. The first is scarier and then second is more annoying.

[dreemkin]

We were going to reschedule our weekend getaway but since A has been up during the night, I just don't think she can be without us. It's really frustrating because this is technically my time off (being a SAHM). We are still going to get out of the house for a bit and go to dinner at my favorite place. But grrr!

In other news, last night we started Friday Game Night! We played board games and had popcorn. It was so much fun. Every Friday we are going to do this or watch a movie. I have one rule, the snack needs to be healthy (or semi healthy).

[kartish]

Sorry about the getaway delay dreemkin! That's a real bummer. Hope you can reschedule it for soon.

V has a few inconsolable wakeups a bit ago but they were followed by a huge leap in his talking and vocabulary. At the time I was thinking night terrors, but who knows maybe just development? Lately his wakeups have been better, but we did have a couple of rough ones after A came home.

[aggiebug]

dreemkin that really sucks. I sympathize with your time off situation. But yay for family game night! What games have you been playing? I have been meaning to make a wish list since we are rapidly approaching that age with S.

[lilyelayne]

dreemkin I'm sorry you had to reschedule. Even when G was still waking MOTN regularly, he would sleep well for my parents. Probably because they let him stay up til 10 :-P but of course go with your gut.

[lilyelayne]

Birthday party was amazing. G had the best time. I totally teared up during the happy birthday song because this amazing kid had so many family & friends there to celebrate him, and my baby will be TWO tomorrow.

[aggiebug]

Mar 4, 2017 21:04:59 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Birthday party was amazing. G had the best time. I totally teared up during the happy birthday song because this amazing kid had so many family & friends there to celebrate him, and my baby will be TWO tomorrow.

Aww yay I am glad it was a wonderful time and happy birthday G!


PS I was reading your post and thinking who's party? H's birthday isn't until March... Oh wait. Crazy to think March is here.

[kartish]

Happy birthday to G lilyelayne!

[dreemkin]

aggiebug last night we played candyland, 'panda bear, panda bear' and don't break the ice. A is good at matching (colors or animals or shapes) so she understands and therefore likes those kind of games the best. I am also a big fan of the peaceable kingdom games. They are cooperative games so all players work toward one goal. You either all win or all fail. We have and really like: woot owl woot!, snug as a bug in a rug, and sunny day pond (which is a puzzle game too).

[dreemkin]

kartish she is having a huge language bust so I think it is that!
lilyelayne I'm so glad G had a good party! Sometimes we love our LOs so much it hurts. At least that's how I feel. Especially when I notice them growing up, maturing, or another birthday rolls around.

We had an uh-maze-ing dinner. Soooo yummy! And nice to be away for a bit. We also saw a movie. Now we are home. Now watch A not wake up tonight 😲

[dreemkin]

Correction aggiebug, it's: Brown Bear- Panda Bear, What Do you See? Game. That's a mouthful lol

[seamonster]

Good idea on candyland.

We're enjoying our beach vacation. Not going to get to see ruins, which was a Nov part of coming here. Scuba diving is an all day thing and the only ruins excursion that is half a day is the same day as scuba. I don't think it's fair to DS to leave him in the kids club two full days on vacation. We've been sending him for a few hours so he has more toys and kids to play with, but he's upset when we leave.

[dreemkin]

Today we went to the zoo. Earlier this year, they acquired a genetically desirable female polar bear to attempt mating with a male for the Species Survival Plan program. They were finally put together in the same enclosure and we were able to see them today. They looked interested in one another! It was cool to see them together! Here's a pic of Hudson (standing male) and Nan: I hope we get to see a baby polar bear in the near future!

[kartish]

Today was family day. Visiting with DH's family in the afternoon and dinner with my family in the evening. Busy day and I'm beat, but it's always nice to spend time with them.