Wednesday Wishes

[lakegirl]

I wish my toddler would cuddle in bed with me. It's 6:30 and I don't want to get up. We slept with the window open so it's the perfect combination of morning cool and warm blanket. Plus it smells like dewy spring. It's heaven. Get with the cuddling program kid!

[bazinga]

lakegirl, I hope you got some snuggles.

Good luck for your first day back today peaseblossom55!

Sorry I've been MIA for those of you getting back to work or preparing to do so over the last few weeks. Hugs where needed.

So, we're back in SoCal after another pretty uneventful longhaul flight! It took us 5 hrs to get home from the airport though, by the time we collected luggage, got the car, fed H, stopped for cat naps and to swap drivers because we were both exhausted etc. Despite both boys sleeping the last 6 hrs of the flight and most of the car journey I managed to get them both to stay asleep until about 30 min ago. It's 5am (1pm Uk tme) and I think I have to give in and say we're up for the day...

There's no food or milk in the house so I think we're heading to starbucks and the store asap. It's going to be a long day.

[heybulldog56]

I wish I had more leave. Today is my last day. I am, however, grateful that I only have to work two days. I have really enjoyed my time off. Right now I'm of the mindset that I just need to "fake it till I make it" at work which is a terrible attitude but I'm just not enthusiastic about it. My co-teacher told me the kids have made a countdown for my return. I wish I was as enthusiastic about my return as they are. Blah.

Sorry for being such a downner. On a positive note, DS1 has slept through the night two days in a row!

[heybulldog56]

Welcome home bazinga!
Have a good first day peaseblossom55. Big hugs!

[judyblume14]

bazinga, welcome home! Hope you (and the kids!!) adjust to the time quickly.

Wild day over here. Watching Golden Girls, heading to the gym, and then my friend and her tiny baby are coming to visit. It gorgeous today, so we'll probably sit outside

[ambiguousmango]

Morning ladies.
lakegirl that sounds so awesome hopefully your toddler will change their mind because that just sounds like the perfect morning.
Good luck today peaseblossom55
Welcome back bazinga I hope you had a great time and that your kids will transition well.
heybulldog56 sorry you are feeling down and I hope going back is easier than you imagine. Also do you work at a school​? If so do you get Summers off?

[ambiguousmango]

My Wednesday wish is for Q to not be so loud at night, he only feeds once but is so loud with grunting and squirming I was up every hour. Please pass the coffee ☕

Otherwise nothing planned for today really. I have a dentist appointment this afternoon and I am not very excited about it.

[heybulldog56]

ambiguousmango, yes, I'm a teacher. I really have nothing to complain about. I also start spring break next Friday so I am working a total of four days before a break (I'm taking Monday off for appointments and we have a field trip Tuesday). Then I just need to make it to June 7th. I know I have it pretty good but it still sucks. I'm sure I'll be fine as soon as I'm back in the swing of things.

[rinny]

peaseblossom55 good luck today!
heybulldog56 hugs, lady. It's such an adjustment and I am totally having similar feels this week

[ambiguousmango]

heybulldog oh I didn't mean to diminish the feelings of going back, I was just hoping there was an end day to help motivate you. For me I am looking forward to June after I go to work because I already have a vacation planned and I also get new vacation days that month.

[rinny]

So DS1 is just now starting to show some signs of jealousy, boo. We've been having rough mornings getting him ready for school, and this morning was fine until L started crying and he reeaaaallllyyyy wanted the baby to stay in his crib. He cried about putting the baby in his crib until drop off. MH told me that last night DS1 yelled "no! L tummy time!" When he saw the baby on MH's lap and was coming over with a book.

Man, I'm having some trouble with pronouns with all these 'he's in my life!

[heybulldog56]

ambiguousmango, I didn't get the vibe that you were diminishing anything, no worries! You are right though, it does help to remember the end date. It also helps that I teach 8th grade because as soon as testing is over (end of April, early May), we have tons of end of the year activities to celebrate the end of middle school. So it's not going to be too tough to handle.

[ambiguousmango]

rinny that sounds really hard, this is my first so no advise but I am thinking of you.

carrots I am so jealous right now, I would love to go to the beach this year. Dumb question but I thought babies couldn't wear sunscreen till six months, are you just keeping him covered or?

[ellabee]

Thinking of your today peaseblossom55! You've got this mama!

I love that dewy spring morning smell lakegirl! I can't wait until we can open up our windows too! Also, solidarity on the lack of snuggles. Both kiddos are up at 6:30 in our house too and so that's when we start our day. I remember the days pre-kids when my alarm would go off at 7 and my biggest dilemma was how many times I got to press the snooze button. ::sigh:: Someday I'll sleep in again lol.

I hope you guys are able to get over the jet lag easily bazinga! Sending energy your way!

Hooray for sttn heybulldog56! Big ((hugs)) for returning to work tomorrow. It's 100% okay to have mixed/unenthusiastic emotions about going back.

((Hugs)) for the jealousy issues rinny. It tears at my heart when DD expresses that she feels ignored. My DH had to leave for an appointment the other night after bedtime (he usually reads DD books while I put B down and then I go in to tuck her in) and she was feeling lonely so she legit sat outside my bedroom door in the hall and I heard her saying "I'm all alone, no one wants to hang out with me" then started singing "do you want to build a snowmannnnnn" like when Anna gets locked out of Elsa's door. OMG the drama. I had to laugh and tell her to come in for snuggles even though it pushed Bs bedtime out that much further.

[rinny]

Omg ellabee, that is so adorable though.

[peaseblossom55]

My wish is that I didn't have to return to work and that H & I were independently wealthy.

I wish I wasn't so tired.

So I'm at work in tired anxiety took over a lot last night and this morning. I have 2000 emails to sort through. In ok now that I am here and peeking in on the nanny cam helps. I did get some information from my manager that makes it a little more exciting to start back up again just a little bit though......

[ellabee]

HDBD in the private board - come show me your LOs!!

[lakegirl]

Omg ellabee insanely adorable but also tugs at the heart strings. Add me to the first kid jealousy boat rinny. Sometimes ds will sign baby and then point to the pnp for me to set her down when I'm holding her.

[meeggaannw]

Hi! Sorry, I've been lurking again. Life has been busy and then when I do get on I read but never find the time/energy to respond.
I'm sorry for everyone who has gone/is going back to work, I know it's no fun! I hope everyone adjusts quickly, mamas and babes, and maybe even starts to enjoy it. I remember savoring my lunch breaks when I went back last time, alone quiet time where I could eat slowly with both hands.

[ambiguousmango]

carrots okay makes sense, I was hoping you were going to tell me a magical secret and I got very excited. Where we live it gets very hot and sunny, like it has consistently been 85 here for the last three weeks. I am worried about going outside with Ds because it is so hot and will only get hotter, but he has to be covered up I don't want him to get burned. I think we won't be doing much outside this summer 🙁

[Deleted]

heybulldog56 great timing to STTN before you start work!

[Deleted]

We've been busy over here too, like everyone lol.

I've been planning F's baptism. DD1 turns 2 the week after, I think we will just have close family over for pizza and I'm going to make the momofuku layered bday cake.

[heybulldog56]

I'm currently getting a pedicure. Happy end of Mat. Leave to me! Hope you've been having a good day peaseblossom55.

[ellabee]

DD got sent home with a fever. Nooooooooooo. That means she's out tomorrow too. Boo.

Also, just got word from our pedi that DDs lead levels came back high from her finger stick. That means they have to do a vein draw from her arm. Double boo.

May have stuffed my face with girl scout cookies as a coping mechanism...

[peaseblossom55]

ellabee, boo that sucks so much.

heybulldog56, the day isn't too bad, I'm just tired and miss my baby. Enjoy the pedicure.

[silvermelody]

I'm in the same boat as meeggaannw: I skim the threads at some point but have no time or energy to tag and reply. And not much is going on here. I'm stressing about returning to work and my to-do list.

Oh, one fun thing. An app called 1 Second Everyday. You record and edit down daily 1 second videos of your life and then it compiles them into monthly videos for you. You can also use photos instead. Free on Android. I think it will be fun to watch the kids grow.

[peaseblossom55]

I have seen MIL or E on our nanny cams in over 45 minutes for peace of mind I am going to assume they went on a walk. Two and a half hours until I can leave get into comfy pants and snuggle with E. I really wish I could go to work in pajama pants....

[lakegirl]

That's so much awful at once ellabee I hope she feels better.

I worked in dd's Easter basket a bit. I was quilting the outside fabric. Daaaamn I'm rusty at sewing straight lines or maybe I'm better at sewing when I'm having a drink? Normally I have a drink while I craft but not tonight because I'm trying to stay on the healthy track. It took me a bit to find my groove but I don't think the flaws will be very noticable when it's all put together. *crosses fingers*

Busy day of Circle Time (I think I'm making a new mom friend!), a long walk with kids, allllll of the backyard activities, and a second evening walk with the dog. I'm exhausted but glad I took advantage of the nice weather because it's suppose to be stormy tomorrow.

[judyblume14]

Good day here. Sweat out some going-back-to-work anxiety at the gym. Had a really nice visit with my friend and her itty bitty (yummy Italian take-out! Ate outside on the deck!). Did a little straightening up.

Baby A went down like a sweet angel, but it's been a rough bedtime with the toddler tonight. And DD1 doesn't show her jealousy except for when my H is holding the baby. She'll say "give baby A to mommy!" Becuase she wants H's attention. Not mine. Sigh.

heybulldog56, @peaseblossom - solidarity on the returning to work crap. I'm just hoping I wake up tomorrow and it's not really my last day of leave... but i've been dreaming and I'm back in January ;-)

[biscotto]

Sorry everyone for not coming around much. Life's been rough, I was diagonosed with PPD yesterday. :-(