Totally random, I just started crying in Babies R Us because I was looking through the clearance clothes and it was all newborn, three month sizes. The tiny clothes made me miss X being a newborn and the approaching birthday really hit. Omg I want another baby lol.
I actually had to speak to my DC about the same thing in regards to calling me. They called me once to tell me W was "really fussy and not herself." I wasn't at work, so I was able to go get her that day. But I chatted with her teacher and let her know that in the future, to please not call unless it was serious. If I had been at work, I wouldn't have been able to leave (bcs not emergency) and would have spent the rest of the day worried and upset that I couldn't go get my baby.
The teacher totally understood. Apparently, some parents would get mad if she DIDN'T call about stuff like that, so her go to was just to keep me informed. I appreciate that sentiment but realistically it would cause me more angst than anything else.
Post by djtippietoes on Jan 19, 2015 12:21:41 GMT -5
Thanks guise. His appointment is tomorrow morning. The silver lining of my home scale weighing heavy is that I weigh less than it says!
katybriggs Could it be more teeth coming in? Also, I hope your DH finds a fjob soon.
Unrelated, but I'm eating tuna at my desk and incredibly self-conscious that people are going to smell it and I'm that girl that eats tuna at work. I just love canned tuna though.
Post by wildflowers on Jan 19, 2015 12:26:31 GMT -5
There was so much in the past 21 pages I wanted to comment on that it overwhelmed me. So just know I read it and I care.
LO's party will be very simple. Family and cake. I admire cute parties, but we aren't going to have one.
I am having a melt down about daycare. I, yet again, do not have consistent, reliable care. The place I live doesn't have a single center, I can't find a good nanny (I have gone through 3 already), an no one else I have talked to has an opening. I am actually looking at having to quit my job for a while. Unfortunately, I have a massive student loan that makes this impossible. It is so overwhelming.
tLex I tutor out of my home, and I hate negotiating rates with parents. I charge nearly half of what tutoring centers charge and parents still have the nerve to act miffed when I won't budge. Stay strong and demand what you're worth!
@elf828 target has been trying to get me to buy the spray deodorant by offering coupons on the cartwheel app, and when I go to try some, they don't have any in stock yet. I'm really looking forward to trying it eventually. Let us know how it holds up to a workout!
katybriggs I hope the pedi can help and that A feels better soon.
i dropped a pyrex measuring cup on the floor this morning. it shattered and sent glass all over the kitchen floor. i'm going to spend all day picking up razor sharp slivers that the vacuum missed and worrying about LO crawling in that area.
Post by katybriggs on Jan 19, 2015 12:42:45 GMT -5
@elf828 - yes. DH basically attributes any displeasing changes in A to some change with him I have recently made, therefore everything that goes wrong is my fault. It's finsane and I'm not ok with it. I've told him to fknock it off. He was getting 1/8 WCM in his bottles and his formula has always had dairy in it. I'm about 95% positive that it's not WCM, but I went ahead and stopped it over the weekend just to see. No change, and diarrhea persists. We're going on 72 hours without WCM. It's not that, he needs to fdrop it.
Also yes, if you ask my husband, I hold A too much. I have just started ignoring him when he starts taking that shit. If you ask me, he doesn't hold him enough. He is overly concerned about A not being tough enough... you know, because infants should be independent.
I could go on, but I'll just get more angry, and I'm trying to argue with him less, not more. But the things that are pissing me off about him could fill a rather substantially sized room.
Post by katybriggs on Jan 19, 2015 12:44:55 GMT -5
wildflowers - hugs momma! That's a tough situation. I've done deferrment too, it's better than nothing sometimes. I'm sorry you're having such a hard time with childcare. Good help is hard to find!
Post by wildflowers on Jan 19, 2015 12:52:22 GMT -5
katybriggs - Thanks. I am really down about it because if I could do it over again I wouldn't have gone to lawschool. I love my job, and I am a good attorney, but it just isn't worth it. It makes me so sad to say, I really don't think you can have it all.
Post by broccolisgirl on Jan 19, 2015 12:52:41 GMT -5
I got a couple bingo prizes from the birthday casino night we went to. <--- not for a 1yo The prizes I got were a Burt's bees hand cream/tinted lip balm set for me and a little pull-back bulldozer for the kids. Ds1 thinks this is the coolest toy EVAR. Bingo ftw.
djtippietoes Sending you so so many weight gaining vibes!
betheliz I was holding DS just as we were about to serve Christmas dinner two years ago, when he reached out and knocked a Pyrex measuring cup off of the counter. Talk about ruining everyone's dinner. It took forever to clean up. Those freaking pieces go everywhere!
Post by mosaicmoscato on Jan 19, 2015 12:54:07 GMT -5
How exciting mamosey & karlamo! Good luck to you guys! @psk I hope J starts feeling better! katybriggs Im sorry A is sick I hope he feels better soon! Poor baby
utpony This is for you! Apparently there is a sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica where they just sun bathe all day. What a life!
I never put DS down in his first year. Like, ever.
Now he hikes four miles without complaint, climbs without fear, takes nasty spills without tears, leaves me with a brief wave, and still loves cuddles.
Post by starfisher on Jan 19, 2015 13:00:09 GMT -5
djtippietoes thinking of you and baby gaining vibes your way!
katybriggs I'm sorry your little guy is sick again. And about holding him "too much"... sounds like you are meeting his needs and making him feel comfortable and secure. Who could see anything wrong with that?
katybriggs YH sure didn't mind A being a mama's boy when you left work and came to his rescue the other day.
@elf828 Can you point me in the direction of your crock pot pork chops recipe? I think it's you.
On the crock pot front, how do you guys manage the ones that say to cook from 4-6 hours? I leave for work at 6:15 so it would be done well before dinner time.
If it's not obvious already, i don't cook but I'm trying to get started. I feel like DS wouldn't have the extreme food problems he has if I had cooked more when he was starting table food.
katybriggs YH sure didn't mind A being a mama's boy when you left work and came to his rescue the other day.
@elf828 Can you point me in the direction of your crock pot pork chops recipe? I think it's you.
On the crock pot front, how do you guys manage the ones that say to cook from 4-6 hours? I leave for work at 6:15 so it would be done well before dinner time.
katybriggs, that would drive me absolutely crazy and make me very angry. My H can drive me nuts with his need for a REASON. W is fussy? It's teeth! Or gas! Or tiredness! Or maybe she smelled an unpleasant smell 2 days ago and it's now making her upset?!??
But he'd have some issues if he tried to blame it on me. I don't fault you for feeling the way you do! Hugs, mama. I hope you get a chance to see the pedi today.
Post by bepandnick on Jan 19, 2015 13:21:46 GMT -5
I go all out for the cake and/or cupcake portion of any party. I love making cupcakes and I'm really good at it. I'm making these for my nephew's 3rd bday.
katybriggs YH sure didn't mind A being a mama's boy when you left work and came to his rescue the other day.
@elf828 Can you point me in the direction of your crock pot pork chops recipe? I think it's you.
On the crock pot front, how do you guys manage the ones that say to cook from 4-6 hours? I leave for work at 6:15 so it would be done well before dinner time.
Not sure if this is an option for you, but I only work about 15 minutes from home so I will run home at lunch, throw it in and then go back to work. Mine switches to 'warm' after the time is up, so even if it's a four hour recipe, it will stay warm for the 1 1/2 hours til I get home.
Just wanted to give hugs to the moms who are feeling like they aren't good enough. Y'all are the amazing.
We haven been trying to make it home for the past hour, keep going in circles because we keep hitting MLK parades. Also, one of the bridges is closed. Good times.
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