My morning consisted of a tantruming almost 3 yo who just wanted to wear the dirty super hero shirt he wore yesterday and wouldn't let it go... He peed on his chair cushion at dinner last night (only happens the day that the cleaning crew comes- at least H and I laugh about that) and I realized this morning I never put the wet stuff in the drier. Then he is crying screaming all the way to school and I know I can't get him out with G so I take G into school and set him in his room and go back out to get DS1. Only I trip in the entry way in front of Gs teachers and DS1s teacher that happened to be walking by. I fell flat on my face, scraped knees, because of course I'm wearing a dress. I take a breath and go get DS1 out of the car while he's trying to kick me in the face while I unbuckle him. I carry him screaming and crying to his room, and sit outside his room and try to calm him down. He says "but I want to cry in my classroom." Lol. So I take him in and he cries and it's awful. I go back to Gs room to finish putting away his stuff and fill out his sheet. I get to the car and cry all the way to work because embarrassed and exhausted that I got up 3 times last night with G and life is sometimes hard. I hate crying and I hate feeling a bit overwhelmed. I like my life nice and neat and I love my kids and I know I'm lucky to have them and should just enjoy and be grateful for them. So that's probably more than you all wanted to know but if your morning was bad but you didn't trip and fall in a dress, well, you can feel better about your life.
Ugh becole. Those mornings are the worst and I swear they seem like they happen more often leading up to being 3 and then start to get a bit better after the birthday. Hopefully this is just temporary.
Ugh becole. Those mornings are the worst and I swear they seem like they happen more often leading up to being 3 and then start to get a bit better after the birthday. Hopefully this is just temporary.
He had six really good days in a row and he woke up motn crying and woke up early and it's not stopped. At least it's not every day I guess. I hope post 3 is better. Everyone talks about how bad 3 is though...
Thanks! Have you transitioned to your new childcare situation yet? Each one of these mornings makes me want to quit my job or get a nanny. Lol
Not yet! We start in June. I've started talking to the kids about it to prepare them. It's funny, those types of mornings make me glad that I can escape to work.
Ugh becole. Those mornings are the worst and I swear they seem like they happen more often leading up to being 3 and then start to get a bit better after the birthday. Hopefully this is just temporary.
He had six really good days in a row and he woke up motn crying and woke up early and it's not stopped. At least it's not every day I guess. I hope post 3 is better. Everyone talks about how bad 3 is though...
3 can be hard because they've figured out that they could stay home if they're sick, etc. E is 3.5 now and things are definitely easier since she can express how she feels (she wants to stay home because she misses me) but I can talk through it with her (I miss her a bunch too, but I'll see her after school/work and can't wait to hear all about her day). She is also 100x's better at listening to instructions than she was at 2 and O adores her so it's super helpful when she is listening and will reaffirm what I'm telling her to do since O will do it too.
Sorry becole what a shit start to the day. I'm with you on a nanny. I wish it was in the budget bc I'm sick of how crappy C's sleep is and she's had congestion for weeks now, it's so sad.
Sorry becole what a shit start to the day. I'm with you on a nanny. I wish it was in the budget bc I'm sick of how crappy C's sleep is and she's had congestion for weeks now, it's so sad.
Two at daycare is hard. I just keep saying it won't always be this hard. When they're both able to walk and I don't have the bucket seat and DS1 is 4 yo- it will be a bit easier. Maybe not a ton, but a bit. I wish I could flip flop back and forth from nanny to center even for 3-6 months at a time...
Sorry becole what a shit start to the day. I'm with you on a nanny. I wish it was in the budget bc I'm sick of how crappy C's sleep is and she's had congestion for weeks now, it's so sad.
Two at daycare is hard. I just keep saying it won't always be this hard. When they're both able to walk and I don't have the bucket seat and DS1 is 4 yo- it will be a bit easier. Maybe not a ton, but a bit. I wish I could flip flop back and forth from nanny to center even for 3-6 months at a time...
This is true about it probably getting a little easier when they both can walk. One of the teachers said the other day she should just start a business of watching all the sick kids that can't come to daycare at her home. For me right now the whole baby being sick is just soooo hard. I hate when I come in and see all the kids with snot running out of their noses.
Post by sstwinklinglites on Apr 27, 2017 9:48:49 GMT -5
becole - Sorry for the crappy morning. I've def. noticed DS acting up more as we near three. He wants to like... assert his independence and test his limits more and more. I popped into Target yesterday and he had two (thankfully small) tantrums within the first five minutes. I was like, how am I going to leave the house with two of them?
I had a breakdown and cried last night. I just am so tired of being so freaking pregnant with the swollen feet and ankles, itchy stomach and now a hives like rash going on. And we had a gtg with friends and I had pizza so of course I had horrible heart burn. And DD was crying at midnight so she came into bed with us, but has a cough so no one was sleeping well.
I'm at the OB now to get this rash checked out. Trying to hold it together. I want to take a certification exam today but mentally IDK if I have it together enough. But if I take it today then I'm going to give myself a PTO day tomorrow to rest.
Two at daycare is hard. I just keep saying it won't always be this hard. When they're both able to walk and I don't have the bucket seat and DS1 is 4 yo- it will be a bit easier. Maybe not a ton, but a bit. I wish I could flip flop back and forth from nanny to center even for 3-6 months at a time...
This is true about it probably getting a little easier when they both can walk. One of the teachers said the other day she should just start a business of watching all the sick kids that can't come to daycare at her home. For me right now the whole baby being sick is just soooo hard. I hate when I come in and see all the kids with snot running out of their noses.
Fortunately G has been pretty healthy. He's only had the one ear infection. I saw some snotty noses in the winter but they all seem pretty healthy now in his room. The teachers must be good at wiping their noses before pick up, so who knows it may all be an act. I felt a lot of frustration with illnesses with C though at the daycare he was at before. I think it really does make a lot of difference in whether the center has a cleaning company come in nightly or not. At his old center they would post something like chicken pox/rsv/ lice is in the center and it seemed every kid would get whatever they posted. At this one, they've posted all kinds of things and C has only gotten 1 thing that was going around that was posted. A nightly bleaching does wonders. Maybe talk to the teachers about who/ when/ what gets cleaned daily, or even the director. Maybe there's things they are doing/ not doing that could help.
becole - Sorry for the crappy morning. I've def. noticed DS acting up more as we near three. He wants to like... assert his independence and test his limits more and more. I popped into Target yesterday and he had two (thankfully small) tantrums within the first five minutes. I was like, how am I going to leave the house with two of them?
I don't leave the house alone with two often. Maybe 2 times in 6 months. I also thought it was the worst thing ever to have two at home alone for more than 3 hours that first 3 months. It's not as hard now. I'm hoping DS1 starts listening a lot better before DS2 is mobile because if they're both mobile and don't listen and just walk away from me, I will be stuck in the house unless DH is available.
I had a breakdown and cried last night. I just am so tired of being so freaking pregnant with the swollen feet and ankles, itchy stomach and now a hives like rash going on. And we had a gtg with friends and I had pizza so of course I had horrible heart burn. And DD was crying at midnight so she came into bed with us, but has a cough so no one was sleeping well.
I'm at the OB now to get this rash checked out. Trying to hold it together. I want to take a certification exam today but mentally IDK if I have it together enough. But if I take it today then I'm going to give myself a PTO day tomorrow to rest.
I know you are still thinking about vaginal delivery. At what week would they allow an induction?
Hang in there. Im sure it's super awful and terrible. The end of my single pregnancy was almost unbearable and I stopped working a little after 39 weeks since I knew an induction was coming.
This is true about it probably getting a little easier when they both can walk. One of the teachers said the other day she should just start a business of watching all the sick kids that can't come to daycare at her home. For me right now the whole baby being sick is just soooo hard. I hate when I come in and see all the kids with snot running out of their noses.
Fortunately G has been pretty healthy. He's only had the one ear infection. I saw some snotty noses in the winter but they all seem pretty healthy now in his room. The teachers must be good at wiping their noses before pick up, so who knows it may all be an act. I felt a lot of frustration with illnesses with C though at the daycare he was at before. I think it really does make a lot of difference in whether the center has a cleaning company come in nightly or not. At his old center they would post something like chicken pox/rsv/ lice is in the center and it seemed every kid would get whatever they posted. At this one, they've posted all kinds of things and C has only gotten 1 thing that was going around that was posted. A nightly bleaching does wonders. Maybe talk to the teachers about who/ when/ what gets cleaned daily, or even the director. Maybe there's things they are doing/ not doing that could help.
I think I will ask them what the cleaning situation is every day. I mean N has never got any of the serious stuff just the run of the mill virus. I just feel so bad for the baby bc she is all congested and snorty/snotty. She doesn't seem terribly bothered by it she's still always smiling, I just hate to hear her like that.
My morning consisted of a tantruming almost 3 yo who just wanted to wear the dirty super hero shirt he wore yesterday and wouldn't let it go... He peed on his chair cushion at dinner last night (only happens the day that the cleaning crew comes- at least H and I laugh about that) and I realized this morning I never put the wet stuff in the drier. Then he is crying screaming all the way to school and I know I can't get him out with G so I take G into school and set him in his room and go back out to get DS1. Only I trip in the entry way in front of Gs teachers and DS1s teacher that happened to be walking by. I fell flat on my face, scraped knees, because of course I'm wearing a dress. I take a breath and go get DS1 out of the car while he's trying to kick me in the face while I unbuckle him. I carry him screaming and crying to his room, and sit outside his room and try to calm him down. He says "but I want to cry in my classroom." Lol. So I take him in and he cries and it's awful. I go back to Gs room to finish putting away his stuff and fill out his sheet. I get to the car and cry all the way to work because embarrassed and exhausted that I got up 3 times last night with G and life is sometimes hard. I hate crying and I hate feeling a bit overwhelmed. I like my life nice and neat and I love my kids and I know I'm lucky to have them and should just enjoy and be grateful for them. So that's probably more than you all wanted to know but if your morning was bad but you didn't trip and fall in a dress, well, you can feel better about your life.
OMG I'm so sorry for your morning! Please get something nice and sugary during work today and drink all the wine when you get home. Make B do it all tonight by himself.
Fortunately G has been pretty healthy. He's only had the one ear infection. I saw some snotty noses in the winter but they all seem pretty healthy now in his room. The teachers must be good at wiping their noses before pick up, so who knows it may all be an act. I felt a lot of frustration with illnesses with C though at the daycare he was at before. I think it really does make a lot of difference in whether the center has a cleaning company come in nightly or not. At his old center they would post something like chicken pox/rsv/ lice is in the center and it seemed every kid would get whatever they posted. At this one, they've posted all kinds of things and C has only gotten 1 thing that was going around that was posted. A nightly bleaching does wonders. Maybe talk to the teachers about who/ when/ what gets cleaned daily, or even the director. Maybe there's things they are doing/ not doing that could help.
I think I will ask them what the cleaning situation is every day. I mean N has never got any of the serious stuff just the run of the mill virus. I just feel so bad for the baby bc she is all congested and snorty/snotty. She doesn't seem terribly bothered by it she's still always smiling, I just hate to hear her like that.
At least here, the state reqs for cleaning and diapering include washing any toys that go in a baby's mouth and also washing the infants hands at each diaper change. Obviously also the worker washing hands or using gloves. I found this daycare follows everything to a tee- they just got their 5 star rating renewed by the state coming in. The hand washing of the infant- neither of the old centers followed that even though it was a requirement. I think that helps so much... and also putting the toys that go in a kids mouth in a basket to be washed. It never hurts to brush up on the states reqs and talk to the director about whether they are being followed.
Thanks guys. The dr wasn't concerned about the rash, said it's PUPPs rash and can happen toward the end of pregnancy and while incredibly uncomfortable, it's not dangerous. She said she has induced women early when it gets really rough, so to call if I just can't take it.
She did make me feel better by telling me I'm so close and it really could be any day now. Said I'm 1 cm and baby A is super low. I wish I knew when they'd be coming so I could take the week before off, cuz I'm assuming now that my plan to take off starting week 37 may not occur since they likely will come earlier.
becole they'd definitely induce at week 38, and it sounds like they'd go sooner if this rash gets way worse.
Thanks guys. The dr wasn't concerned about the rash, said it's PUPPs rash and can happen toward the end of pregnancy and while incredibly uncomfortable, it's not dangerous. She said she has induced women early when it gets really rough, so to call if I just can't take it.
She did make me feel better by telling me I'm so close and it really could be any day now. Said I'm 1 cm and baby A is super low. I wish I knew when they'd be coming so I could take the week before off, cuz I'm assuming now that my plan to take off starting week 37 may not occur since they likely will come earlier.
becole they'd definitely induce at week 38, and it sounds like they'd go sooner if this rash gets way worse.
Sign up for sooner if you can- man I cannot imagine PUPPs on top of everything else. Awful. I was so nervous about induction but sometimes it is just the best course for babies and mom.
becole - Sorry for the crappy morning. I've def. noticed DS acting up more as we near three. He wants to like... assert his independence and test his limits more and more. I popped into Target yesterday and he had two (thankfully small) tantrums within the first five minutes. I was like, how am I going to leave the house with two of them?
I don't leave the house alone with two often. Maybe 2 times in 6 months. I also thought it was the worst thing ever to have two at home alone for more than 3 hours that first 3 months. It's not as hard now. I'm hoping DS1 starts listening a lot better before DS2 is mobile because if they're both mobile and don't listen and just walk away from me, I will be stuck in the house unless DH is available.
I'm kinda a homebody, so being home really doesn't phase me. I would be way more bothered by getting them both out and the toddler pitching a fit or the baby crying non - stop over whatever. I'm really hoping for a lot of outdoor time at the house so the toddler can play in the water and run around and I can lounge with the baby. With DH work schedule I can't count on him for any kind of consistency to be home so I can head out with just one.
Post by sstwinklinglites on Apr 27, 2017 11:13:00 GMT -5
lindsay - Please stop worrying about work and take the time off to relax and throw your feet up. I feel like if you want those babies to stay put, lounging at home is probably best. And if they come early or you for for an earlier induction, being home and relaxed and prepared for that is best.
Post by mom2boxers on Apr 27, 2017 11:18:28 GMT -5
lindsay - Do you have your bags packed and one for Z? I remember it made me feel so much better to have the big stuff in my suitcase for the hospital, a small bag set for #1, and then a carry on that stayed in my car in case with chargers, ipad, cash, etc. if I needed to get to the hospital quickly and didn't have time to go home.
sstwinklinglites I'm going to get a Dr note at my appointment next week, and then maybe I'll use it sooner than planned. Maybe my work will let me WFH if I just ask. I guess the worse they can say is no, and I'd just take early leave.
mom2boxers I need to get my hospital bag and DD's bag packed. I think I'll take PTO tomorrow and nap, pack the bags, and maybe get a pedicure.
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