It's Thursday

[penguin129]

Almost the weekend! UO and Random.

[penguin129]

Big P has a cold, I think. I thought it was allergies, but she was coughing over the Allegra so I stopped it. She coughed so much last night the mucous made her throw up and she has some burst blood vessels around her eyes. Just tiny red dots. She isn't coughing now and seems to be doing ok. I usually take her to Mommy and Me today but am so torn on taking her. I don't want to get the other kids sick but I don't want to be bored either. So WWYD?? I already told 2 of the moms that might go there she had a cold and about her bad cough last night.

[jwinct]

penguin129 - That's a tough call. If she isn't showing many symptoms and seems to feel okay, I'd be inclined to bring her.

My house is allegedly going to be finished today. The weather has not been overly cooperative, so it's taken a lot longer than they expected. I wasn't expected them to be there today (because they said they were coming Friday to finish), so I have to run home at lunch and unlock the garage for them and unpackage the new shutters that arrived, so that they can put them up. I really can't wait to see if it's finished after work! It's so close to being done and already looks so good. The next project after this is DH putting the fence up - can't wait for it all to be done!

[penguin129]

jwinct Yeah. Her nose isn't running and she coughed maybe twice since she got up at 7.

[penguin129]

jwinct Pics when your house is done

[smallpotato]

If she's feeling okay, I would take her penguin129. How are you doing today?
jwinct, I think the sun is supposed to be out later, so I hope they are able to finish. I also would like to see pics!

Paint Nite was really fun last night. My painting was not the best I've ever done, and the instructor was only okay, but my friend and I had a blast. It was my first time going to the restaurant where it was held, and I can't wait to go back once my mouth is healed. I had a hard cider on draft, and it tasted like apple juice. So good.

MH is taking the boys over to Town Hall today so he can get his fishing license and drop off my maternity clothes to Social Services. N thought we were giving away his clothes. "No, Mommy, don't take my clothes!" I do have to go through his drawers and take out the size 5s to store for G. I may have to have MH take him out somewhere so I can do it.

[macaronmama]

penguin129, if she's still feeling active, etc., I think it'd be okay. How is your morning going?
jwinct Seconded on pics!
smallpotato I've been wanting to do a paint nite but I don't drink and I know part of the cost is the booze. Was it really that fun?

Happy Friday Eve everyone!

Confirmed with our DCP that DS did indeed actually crawl yesterday, just not some mere wobbling on his knees. We're mobile. *dundundun* So I guess that means DH and I are baby proofing all weekend long. Any STM tips of things we might accidentally overlook? Any idea for steps down into rooms that are too wide to use fences for?

[jwinct]

I will definitely post before and after pics of the house when it's done!

smallpotato - I love doing Paint Nite! So much fun! I have done probably a half dozen or so and found that the instructor makes all the difference in the world. This is the last one I did, and I was 6 weeks pregnant with DS (so, no booze for me) and it's hanging in his room, even though it's slightly girly. Hardly anyone knew I was pregnant yet and I made three baby ladybugs to represent all three kids. It's not the best painting ever, but I love it because of that. It was like I was quietly revealing my secret in my painting.

[jwinct]

macaronmama, Oh boy! Have you looked at the extra wide walk-through baby gates? There's a whole bunch on Amazon. We have an extra wide one on our living room doorway, which probably about 5 feet wide.

[smallpotato]

macaronmama , all the ones I have gone to have been at restaurants, and you pay for your own drinks, if you want one. I did one last summer while pregnant and still had a great time.
@holachica , my friend has that for her daughter and refers to it as "baby prison."
jwinct , this was probably number 6 or 7 I've done. It probably didn't help that the instructor we had last time my friend and I went was amazing. She told me last night that we need to find another one with him to do.

As for the baby gate, we had something similar to this for the doorway between our living room and dining room. That doorway is probably 5 or 6 feet wide. It worked really well until N broke the latch when he was close to 3.

[fem]

macaronmama my baby choked on toilet paper this morning. Lol. I think I'm being too lax this time around. All we really did the first time was baby gates for stairs, outlet covers and nothing small or tippy in reach. We nailed down dressers and such a little later.

[smallpotato]

Babyproofing wise, we got outlet covers and power strip covers. We also bought adhesive corner covers for our coffee table and TV stand. Definitely make sure that any furniture that could possibly tip over is anchored to the wall. Cabinet locks for any low cabinets he could get into.

[fem]

I'm enjoying some coffee alone before my therapy appointment. One thing she encouraged me to do was spend more time doing things I enjoy without the kids. Now I can tell her I listened.

DD1 went to the dentist this morning. They check her two cavities every 6 months. He's still good with just watching them instead of filling them for now, thank goodness.

[hikingmama222]

smallpotato DD also freaks out when it's time to get rid of her too small clothes. Kids are weird.

DD had a dentist appointment this morning. She voluntarily went in on her own. The hygienist said she was so well behaved and helpful. She has the start of a few cavities between her back molars. They want us to floss with fluoride and hopefully we can reverse them. I'll admit I'm not good about flossing her teeth. #momfail

No other plans for today. Purging and packing continues. Need to post some stuff for sale.

[vavavictoria]

Chilling at the airport. The shuttle always pics me up pretty early but this time it was just me so I got to the airport 3 hours early. Went through TSA with my breastmilk and had a pat down in order to not have the milk go through the X-ray. Not sure if that would matter or not but I don't mind being felt up just in case. The TSA lady was incredibly pleasant. I always have a great experience at SEA-TAC.

Regarding baby proofing. We did do the outlet covers. That's about it. We used to put V in baby jail as well. I kind of feel like now I need the baby proofing more when she is 2.5 rather than when she was younger. Especially after the recent melatonin event.

[ksyknelvr73]

Hello ladies. Nothing much here today except work and crappy (thunderstorm) weather. At least it's not cold also?

After the whole saga with DS2, they have put a new policy in place in his room and they are going to be supervising him when he goes to the bathroom. I feel like everything has been handled at an appropriate level so we will see how it goes.

I'm kind of a cranky asshole right now about work. My boss, who got a promotion, has totally passed everything he had off to me - so now I am doing my regular job, his job, and then we had another person in our group leave so I took some of her workload as well. I am feeling incredibly overwhelmed and I haven't been told if I got the job yet. It just makes me frustrated b/c here I am, doing all the work...nothing officially to show for it.

[hikingmama222]

We never really had to baby proof much for DD. She just didn't get into stuff. I have a feeling we won't be as lucky with DS.

[jwinct]

We are going to the circus Sunday and I'm so excited, but I'm sad that it's the last time we'll ever get to see the Ringling Brother's circus again. We went as a family 2 or 3 years ago and it was amazing. The kids were in awe the entire time and DD1 was moved to tears because of how magical it is. I wish DS could experience it like they have been able to. (Here comes my UO.) And even though it's inhumane and all that, I'm sad the elephants won't be there on Sunday. I love the elephants.

[smallpotato]

Apr 27, 2017 11:51:34 GMT -5 vavavictoria said:

Chilling at the airport. The shuttle always pics me up pretty early but this time it was just me so I got to the airport 3 hours early. Went through TSA with my breastmilk and had a pat down in order to not have the milk go through the X-ray. Not sure if that would matter or not but I don't mind being felt up just in case. The TSA lady was incredibly pleasant. I always have a great experience at SEA-TAC.

Regarding baby proofing. We did do the outlet covers. That's about it. We used to put V in baby jail as well. I kind of feel like now I need the baby proofing more when she is 2.5 rather than when she was younger. Especially after the recent melatonin event.

This. Especially once N started waking up before us and helping himself to whatever he could reach in the refrigerator. He definitely got into things he shouldn't have more as he got older.

[erien22846]

macaronmama, minimal baby proofing here. A few outlet covers, mostly in the main play areas. There's a gate at the top of the stairs and we lock one kitchen cabinet that contains toxic cleaning supplies and bug killers. My recommendation is don't go overboard. You'll just annoy yourself if you have to unlock the toilet seat every time you use it.

[fem]

Oh yes now that my toddler can open doors we added one of those child proof covers over the door handle to the closet with medicine and cleaning supplies.

My therapist asked me if I was sad today. Nope, those are tired eyes. Appointment went well and she said it sounds like I am in 'a good place' right now.

[becole]

Apr 27, 2017 13:27:34 GMT -5 erien22846 said:

macaronmama, minimal baby proofing here. A few outlet covers, mostly in the main play areas. There's a gate at the top of the stairs and we lock one kitchen cabinet that contains toxic cleaning supplies and bug killers. My recommendation is don't go overboard. You'll just annoy yourself if you have to unlock the toilet seat every time you use it.

I unlock the toilet seat every time I use it. Yes annoying. Less annoying than finding every battery powered remote/ toy/ cell phone, etc... fried in toilet water. #toddlerlessons

[smallpotato]

My husband just texted me to tell me that the faucet in the kitchen and something on the lawn mower both broke this afternoon. Yay.

[jwinct]

We never used toilet locks. We just kept the bathroom door shut all the time, with a doorknob cover on it.

I curious and a little scared about how different it's going to be with a toddler boy versus how it was with toddler girls. I feel like boys are busier and get into more stuff. I hope I'm wrong.

[iwantbacon]

We did a gate at the top of two sets of stairs, and locked any cabinet with medicine or cleaners. Oh and door knob covers on front door, basement, our bedroom, and anywhere else as needed. DS1 generally stayed out of stuff, so I feel like we are due for a crazy kid.

[jcrewgirl]

Apr 27, 2017 8:33:06 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

Big P has a cold, I think. I thought it was allergies, but she was coughing over the Allegra so I stopped it. She coughed so much last night the mucous made her throw up and she has some burst blood vessels around her eyes. Just tiny red dots. She isn't coughing now and seems to be doing ok. I usually take her to Mommy and Me today but am so torn on taking her. I don't want to get the other kids sick but I don't want to be bored either. So WWYD?? I already told 2 of the moms that might go there she had a cold and about her bad cough last night.

My DD did the same thing last night. Coughing so much she threw up...hot dog chunks...so gross. 

[penguin129]

jcrewgirl I'm sorry your DD had this too. I had even given her cough medicine. I'm ready for round 2 tonight

[penguin129]

Thanks for checking in on me ladies. Today was better than yesterday, but still full of anxiety. Once I got to Mommy and Me there was a very large group there and both moms I told about Big P being sick. My back was super tense the entire time from the amount of moms & kids there and worrying I would get judged by the moms I told for bringing her. Then I went to a Depression and Meditation support group and had a bunch of anxiety there even thought there were 4 other people there. It was really only 2 of the people that were triggering it. I wanted to leave as soon as I sat down. I'm not sure I'll go back. I figured I'd try it because I'm sure I can apply the stuff to anxiety. It just felt so uncomfortable you know.

Sorry for the book.

[britta]

Hey-o! It was a busy Thursday here. The end of the week is always busy at work. Lots of consults and patients who have had surgery getting ready to go home.

Anyway, re: baby-proofing: I'm Team @kitchen. Def baby-proofed as we went and were (and still are) very minimal. Outlet covers always, door to the bathroom shut. We put a baby gate on the stairs going up when DS1 started crawling, then took it down after a month when he started scaling the gate. 😳 In the kitchen, there's nothing in low cabinets/drawers that are a danger, except cleaning supplies and the trash which we kept closed with a hair tie. Yes. You read that right. DS1 got to the point where he would put the hair tie around the knobs if someone forgot to put it back after throwing trash away. There was a lot of redirection and saying "No" when he was little, but we were lucky I guess? He never really got into things.

One more day of work and then I get 3 whole days off. I'm ready. Today DH and I high fived while I was getting home and he was leaving for night call. It'll be nice to both be home for a whole weekend.

penguin129 I would have not kept DD home either. I follow the same rules as for daycare: we carry on as normal unless fever over 101, diarrhea, or vomiting. A cough, even with a runny nose, would not have kept my kid home unless he was obviously not feeling well. Otherwise, off to activities/school you go!

[becole]

I don't know that it's gender so much as the spectrum of personalities that goes from easy going to curious to pick pocket.