Here's to the weekend!

[kartish]

Any big plans for the weekend?

[kartish]

I just went to the grocery store solo with the two boys for the first time. Now V is playing with his monster book that makes sounds... farting noises are on repeating at the moment.

It's beautiful out today after two rainy cold days, so I think a walk is in orderà

[agm04]

kartish high five! big accomplishment if you ask me. how was it? have you seen those slings you can put in the shopping cart to hold an infant? i want one.

[kartish]

agm04 I just looked those up, I want one too!

[aggiebug]

That is any accomplishment kartish ! High five

I think we might go hiking tomorrow morning and I really wish we would spend time cleaning junk out of our house. It's too much but it's hard to tackle with the two kids at the moment. Well it's hard to tackle with C

[aggiebug]

lilyelayne you said you took a cruise and H was able to get in the pools​ right? Were they actual pools or splash pads?

[agm04]

aggiebug i hear you - i feel like organization projects are hard even with one kid.

[lilyelayne]

Mar 24, 2017 14:11:17 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

lilyelayne you said you took a cruise and H was able to get in the pools​ right? Were they actual pools or splash pads?

They had actual pools and there was a little kid water slide (like a little playground slide with water at the bottom.) technically per the ship's rules G was not allowed in any of the water because he was in a swim diaper. But this was not enforced, plenty of toddlers in the pool. We only let G play on the water slides because the water was chilly and the pools were surprisingly small, so it wasn't worth our effort to swim with him. Also he was too young to care one way or the other.

[aggiebug]

Mar 24, 2017 14:34:14 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Mar 24, 2017 14:11:17 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

lilyelayne you said you took a cruise and H was able to get in the pools​ right? Were they actual pools or splash pads?

They had actual pools and there was a little kid water slide (like a little playground slide with water at the bottom.) technically per the ship's rules G was not allowed in any of the water because he was in a swim diaper. But this was not enforced, plenty of toddlers in the pool. We only let G play on the water slides because the water was chilly and the pools were surprisingly small, so it wasn't worth our effort to swim with him. Also he was too young to care one way or the other.

ok I remember you saying you specifically chose a ship he could play in the water on, but I was just reading on the Disney site that US regulations don't allow kids in the pool if they aren't potty trained so I was wondering what that looked like for you.  Soooo now I can either push potty training on S between now and June or we get to pretty much get left out of all the family stuff since all the other kids are 4+,  just kind of sucks.  I was told she would be able to play in some pools but I guess that was a misunderstanding.   I don't know how much they enforce it but H (and me too) aren't big rule benders so we will probably just be off by ourselves much of the time.  We will have fun but today I am throwing myself a little pity party since we are spending a ton of money on a Disney cruise because its what my family wanted but frankly its not that awesome for mine.  

[dreemkin]

aggiebug sorry you might not be able to get the most out of your family vacation. They might have activities for the little ones. Especially on a disney cruise. But I know what you mean about being left out of the other family's activities.
kartish good for you!

Yesterday it was 30 degrees. Today it was 80 so you better believe we went to the zoo. It was a beautiful day. I was hoping H could swing a half day and join us but he is busy with an ongoing issue. We had fun though! It's weird how much A is walking around compared to last year. Nice in some ways; more challenging in others when it's 2-1. Tonight is family game night. Popcorn or roasted chickpeas as the snack!

[lilyelayne]

aggiebug I would've picked a ship like that, but my ILs picked the ship. One of the reasons we didn't put G in the pool is cause those regulations have to be for a reason, right?

Even my 2.5 & 3.5 year old nephews had very little water time while on the ship because the pools were so crowded and small. Dunno how different a Disney cruise is tho. And some cruises have special filtration systems to make one pool or splash pad diaper-friendly. (So I read.)

G had a better time at 14mo than my nephews did, honestly. Hope your cruise turns out better than you think!

[aggiebug]

dreemkin and lilyelayne thanks for the hair pats. It will be ok and we will have fun; today was just frustrating looking through stuff. I also know my family is full of leaders and not so many followers and there will be tiffs. We are super close as a family but these types of situations often get frustrating at times and I am the baby and the low man on the totem. I.e. my family of four won't get as much input but probably the most restricted in what we can do.

My husband and I were talking about a plan to help that. Hopefully we can work through a tentative plan to help mitigate some of it.

[kartish]

aggiebug I hope you can find some good family activities on board. I hear you about family trips; Hawaii is for my mom's retirement so we ate all going. They always say it's going to be low key and everyone do their own thing, but we get there and there's is always an itinerary, then arguing and discussing the plans and so on.

[dreemkin]

aggiebug my H and I were JUST talking about this the other day. We are both the youngest (of 3 and 4) and the only ones with kids (for now). We feel left out a lot because we can't just get up and go like the others who don't have the same responsibilities. It feels almost like a punishment sometimes. It'd be nice to be accommodated more since we are the ones with some restrictions but that never seems to happen with either of our fams.

[kartish]

I'm supposed to go back to work soon and I was fine about it. But this morning I'm freaking out and want to delay it.

[aggiebug]

Mar 25, 2017 11:41:22 GMT -5 kartish said:

I'm supposed to go back to work soon and I was fine about it. But this morning I'm freaking out and want to delay it.

Aww hugs I can imagine. When do you have to go back?

[lilyelayne]

Hugs kartish.

[lilyelayne]

Having a good weekend with just G. We went shopping this morning and treated ourselves to Mexican for lunch, since DH isn't the biggest fan of Mexican food. Now he's napping, and I'm gonna watch Gilmore girls and chop veggies for tonight's stir fry. Hope the weather is as lovely for everyone else as it is here today!

[seamonster]

Hugs kartish. Are you on medical leave? If you are, would your doctor be willing to extend it? Or would you be able to take vacation or afford to take some unpaid leave through FMLA?

[seamonster]

We went away for the the weekend. Saw snow, but DS was not into it. Missed your chance kid. There's never going to be snow at home.

[kartish]

Mar 25, 2017 16:50:51 GMT -5 seamonster said:

Hugs kartish. Are you on medical leave? If you are, would your doctor be willing to extend it? Or would you be able to take vacation or afford to take some unpaid leave through FMLA?

I'm on FMLA leave, but using all my PTO to get minimum paychecks while I'm out. My six weeks end next week and my money runs out this week. I arranged to go back the week after next. If I'm still feeling not ready I'll arrange for a delay, but my boss and husband won't like it.

[dreemkin]

Slightly drunk on strawberry margaritas

[aggiebug]

We went hiking yesterday and it was a bit more than we expected. Still a lot of fun just a a few tricky spots if you are carrying kids. S had a blast though. A favorite quote: "bye mommy! See ya next week under the bridge" .

[lilyelayne]

G was on his best behavior in church today, total opposite of last week. Yay!
DH says he hopes to be home in time for supper but should definitely be here for G's bedtime.

[dreemkin]

kartish how is A healing?

[kartish]

Mar 26, 2017 10:59:11 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

kartish how is A healing?

It's looking better. It's healing slowly but only one spot is still got that angry red burn look now.

[dreemkin]

Mar 26, 2017 7:54:12 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

A favorite quote: "bye mommy! See ya next week under the bridge" .

What a troll 😉

[lilyelayne]

Mar 26, 2017 20:16:36 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

Mar 26, 2017 7:54:12 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

A favorite quote: "bye mommy! See ya next week under the bridge" .

What a troll 😉

Literal lol

[seamonster]

Mar 25, 2017 18:35:18 GMT -5 kartish said:

Mar 25, 2017 16:50:51 GMT -5 seamonster said:

Hugs kartish. Are you on medical leave? If you are, would your doctor be willing to extend it? Or would you be able to take vacation or afford to take some unpaid leave through FMLA?

I'm on FMLA leave, but using all my PTO to get minimum paychecks while I'm out. My six weeks end next week and my money runs out this week. I arranged to go back the week after next. If I'm still feeling not ready I'll arrange for a delay, but my boss and husband won't like it.

That blows. We so need paid maternity leave in the US.