silverspoon I have all of the seasons of Buffy on DVD. Plus it's on Netflix. But I'm currently binging the Vampire Diaries. So much drama. And I'm so overly invested. I'm picking sides in the love triangle lol.
It is so foggy here today! I can hardly see across the street. It's weird. We don't usually get a lot of fog.
I feel bad for S that his spring break is so boring. It snuck up on me, and I ended up not having much money to do anything fun. And it's not quite warm enough to just go to the park. It's supposed to be really warm on Saturday, so maybe he can play outside during the birthday party we're going to.
Post by silverspoon on Mar 29, 2017 13:39:56 GMT -5
I just scored a toddler step 2 climber/slide thing on Craigslist for a steal!
I think. I hate buying things on there. I've only done it once before. It's just so awkward arranging to go pick it up and just not my usual cup of tea.
We have a big playscape thing with a slide and swings, but it's too big for him to enjoy on his own. I want to put this up by the house so he can just waddle on over to his heart's desire.
Post by dizzycooks on Mar 29, 2017 13:44:59 GMT -5
I'm way more into naptime today than dd3. She's trying to put clothes on and refuses to lay down with me. She screams if I put her in the crib. Mamas tired. We have her 15mo check up in two hours so soon everyone has to be up anyway. In other news, she's definitely walking. I have tree walking children. Where is my baby???
I feel bad for S that his spring break is so boring. It snuck up on me, and I ended up not having much money to do anything fun. And it's not quite warm enough to just go to the park. It's supposed to be really warm on Saturday, so maybe he can play outside during the birthday party we're going to.
I imagine March weather in Canada is slightly even less fun than Michigan March weather. The birthday party will be fun. We never really did anything on Spring Break. I loved school when I was a kid, but not having to go was a treat in itself.
kelltothekell good luck as you try to figure out when you might be ready again. I'm not sure if I'm 100% ready but I'm 35 and have to do IVF so there's some urgency. As far as the BF goes, I'm no longer pumping at all, just nursing am/pm, so we're also just running through freezer stash. I'll also have to mix in WCM at some point. Weird feeling.
Molars are the devil, NellieOleson. I hope they pop through quickly!
We got the Step 2 Kangaroo Climber from a garage sale when DS was just about a year old. Best thing ever. It's still going strong. DS still plays on it and DD is now loving it. She likes opening and shutting the door mostly. She can't quite climb up on it by herself but it won't be long!
Post by pinktartan9 on Mar 30, 2017 6:29:04 GMT -5
NellieOleson good luck with your two and their teeth. I can only imagine what you are going through. Sending virtual baileys for you morning coffee. Also happy belated to your first DD!
silverspoon I agree with the Craigslist shopping. In Canada we use Kijiji. I only ever bought one thing but have sold a fouton and an elliptical and of course since they were big items, had people come to my house.. tres weird.. but glad you got the climber! I am sure your DS will love it!
14joa31 hurray! Glad you will be TFAS (the A being another ) How exciting!
as for me, things have been bananas at work but there is light at the end of this 3 month long tunnel. April can not come fast enough! Still not pregnant. I think H and I got our hopes up this cycle but that's okay. Maybe next cycle and then DD can have a b day twin
Tireds... I has them. Also I rode in a new clients saddle yesterday and I think it bruised my seat bones yeow! I am seriously considering transitioning my kid to a twin mattress on the floor. I know this is ludicrous but she sleeps better on the floor mattress we have out for the injured dog than she ever does in her crib. Feel free to talk me off this ledge of insanity.
Tireds... I has them. Also I rode in a new clients saddle yesterday and I think it bruised my seat bones yeow! I am seriously considering transitioning my kid to a twin mattress on the floor. I know this is ludicrous but she sleeps better on the floor mattress we have out for the injured dog than she ever does in her crib. Feel free to talk me off this ledge of insanity.
Honestly dd2 started sleeping better once she was in a bed. I know plenty of people who have childproofed the bedroom and dine a mattress on the floor. I think NellieOleson may have done something like that?
Qotd: what is the task that most overwhelms you at the moment? How are you handling it? (Drinking, avoiding or ignoring are all acceptable responses, although constructive advice is also welcome to be shared....)
Also TMI warning After being constipated for like 3 weeks this morning I woke up almost pooped myself and have been peeing from my butt ever since. Wtaf?!?
Qotd: what is the task that most overwhelms you at the moment? How are you handling it? (Drinking, avoiding or ignoring are all acceptable responses, although constructive advice is also welcome to be shared....)
Work seems to be the most overwhelming lately, just a few specific aspects of my job.
I am not handling it well and most days continue to ignore those tasks and focus on other things. That's going to catch up with me at some point. That day is not today though.
Tireds... I has them. Also I rode in a new clients saddle yesterday and I think it bruised my seat bones yeow! I am seriously considering transitioning my kid to a twin mattress on the floor. I know this is ludicrous but she sleeps better on the floor mattress we have out for the injured dog than she ever does in her crib. Feel free to talk me off this ledge of insanity.
I don't think that's insane at all. Dd1 never slept in her crib, and I moved her out of our room to a queen mattress on the floor of her room well before she was a year old.
We ended up using a queen because we had an extra mattress that wasn't being used, and also it was more room for me to sleep comfortably in there with her.
Basically I'd put her to bed on the mattress, once she was asleep get up and have the rest of my evening (usually having to go in and get her back to sleep at least once...), then go sleep in her room with her. When she started sleeping longer stretches for the first part of the night I started going to bed in my own bed, then moving over to her in the MOTN. Eventually she started sleeping well by herself - maybe around 2?
I basically do the same thing with dd2, but she still sleeps in my room. Her crib is in there, but it's being used for storing sweaters ATM. Ha. We haven't used it since September. :/
Once we move I will either move her to a mattress on the floor of her own room or keep her in mine until she is a little older and I can get her and dd1 to share a room. I depends on what the layout of our new place will be.
A bonus to moving her to her own room now is that she will be used to her own room, and you coming in there, so hopefully she won't try to come into your bed all time once she is older. I say do it!
Post by crimsonandclover on Mar 30, 2017 10:23:19 GMT -5
nikiswimr, good luck with your transfer! Out of curiosity, how do they judge the quality of frozen embryos?
I had planned on hardly working at all while my mom was here. Instead, there is a semi-emergency at work, and even though I'm not back from maternity leave until after Easter, my work ethic wouldn't let me tell them to figure it out by themselves. So I'm working tons for them, and then I had given a quote for another job at the beginning of the month. I got confirmation that they had received the quote, but universities often take a really long time to get approval, so I didn't think anything of the fact that I hadn't heard back. On Monday my contact wrote and asked if I was about finished with the translation. I went back and found that in her confirmation of receipt mail she had hidden her acceptance of the offer in the middle of a big paragraph and I totally missed it. So since it was my fault, I feel obligated to get this done asap. Plus I took one job for the time my mom was here, figuring I could work on it for an hour here and there and be fine. My head feels like it's going to explode.
Tl;dr- Wasn't planning on working while my mom was here but instead am inundated.
kcrkcs I'd do a floor bed in a heartbeat if I thought it would help my kid sleep better. We moved S to a toddler bed when he started climbing out of the crib, at like 19 or 20 months, I think. I plan to do the same for M. It will probably be sooner for her though, she's taller than he was, and more of a climber, and sleeps in the playpen not a crib. Every time I hear noises when she's supposed to be sleeping I think she's escaped and is causing trouble up there.
Post by silverspoon on Mar 30, 2017 11:56:45 GMT -5
I have every intention of keeping him in the crib as long as reasonably possible. In fact, if he climbs out before I'm ready I will put the crib mattress on the floor like in this example:
Well it's not Pinterest worthy, but considering I whipped it together this afternoon it works. And she likes it. In there now laying on her bed reading her books right now.
Post by scorpioscuba on Mar 30, 2017 19:35:00 GMT -5
Nice job, kcrkcs! I hope she loves it so much she sleeps A LOT!
Wow, I'd be overwhelmed with all that, crimsonandclover. I'm sorry that's what you had to come home to after your amazing Rome vacation.
If DD continues to do well in her crib, then I'll keep her in it as long as she wants. DS was in a toddler bed by 17 months because he wouldn't sleep in his crib and at least the toddler bed I could lay down with him and then leave when he was asleep and get some of my life back. We coslept up until then. It's most important to do whatever gets you all the most sleep, depending on your kid!
Post by scorpioscuba on Mar 30, 2017 19:39:43 GMT -5
I was having a hard time (read: anxiety) not having a vacation scheduled for the summer to look forward to. I need a change of scenery often and also need to know I can escape the AZ heat in the summer. But I was not up for a huge flight somewhere with a toddler and I'm trying to save my points to do a big trip back to Hawaii after H graduates in 2018. So today I booked a hotel on Mission Bay in San Diego for a week in June. We can drive or fly and there is lots to do. We haven't been since DS was 2 so he doesn't remember it. I'm looking forward to the SD Zoo! And kayaking or bike riding on Mission Bay!
We went to an indoor amusement park with my BFF and her H and the kids today for her DD's birthday. It was fun. But exhausting. S got to go on a few rides. He's still too short to do a lot of them by himself, so he was pretty limited. He had fun though.
Post by silverspoon on Mar 31, 2017 7:02:48 GMT -5
Slide lady ghosted me I think. She e-mailed me back that yes it's still available and in great condition and after I asked her when would be a good time to come get it there has been zero communication. Damn it. This is why I shop at stores.
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