The Randoms of Monday!

[raven]

Tell us everything.

[raven]

3am and I'm considering smothering DH in his sleep. He came to bed at 2 am drunk, ate cheese and crackers in bed, cracked open a beer, and woke up LO in the process. He then proceeds to get upset because I did want to dtd (told him I wanted to try earlier in the night) but got turned off after all this. And now I can't sleep!

[llambrose]

Ugh! We went to bed around 1 am, and I woke up a half hour later with bad chills and proceeded to vomit (tmi). My h took the kids out of my room which irrationally made me sad and said he would take care of things. Dd woke up about a half an hour later crying for me, he handled it by just letting her stay up. Now he, dd, and baby are just awake and everyone is going to be a disaster tomorrow. I cannot be sick! It just doesn't work!

Also I would pay someone $50 for some Diet 7Up! It always settles my stomach on the rare occasions that I get a stomach illness.

[nachomomma]

Cleaners come today! I love them.

[shannjohnston]

raven - that's ridiculous. Drunk and inconsiderate? Hell no.
@ llambrose - hope you feel better soon!
@ nachomomma - I am VERY jealous

LO has always been gassy. Lately she's been noticeably worse. And I cannot remember the last time she pooped. (Maybe Friday? But more likely Wednesday?) Anyone know anything about baby probiotics?

[BabyStandish]

I seriously don't know what is do without coffee. I wake upb every morning completely drained and don't know how I'll survive another day. But as soon as I get some coffee in me I'm all sunshine and rainbows. At least for a couple hours anyways.

[funinthenorth]

shannjohnston - we've used bio gaia and had success with it. It's kept in the fridge at all pharmacies - $25.00

We are having the opposite issue here -ds is pooping a lot. Yesterday every time he ate he pooped - so far today it seems better. TMI but it was also mucusy looking. Glad it seems to have worked itself out. I was starting to worry about wee one getting dehydrated but he was peeing fine to. Not sure what was going on, but happy it's gone.

raven - REALLY!? That happened. I can't imagine.

[ShuShuBee]

I finally ordered birth announcements last night. LO is 9 weeks. I'm a little behind.

This is my last week of maternity leave and I'm not sure how I feel about that.

[FiliaRitae]

Mar 16, 2015 8:35:14 GMT -5 BabyStandish said:

I seriously don't know what is do without coffee. I wake upb every morning completely drained and don't know how I'll survive another day. But as soon as I get some coffee in me I'm all sunshine and rainbows. At least for a couple hours anyways.

Yup, this.

I snapped at LO today pre-coffee, and spent the post-coffee remainder of the feeding (because how dare he want food...?) apologising.

[ahayden1230]

First day back at work and I'm on the verge of tears every minute. Can't even talk to co workers about LO... I'm a mess. I need to get my shit together.

[raven]

shannjohnston funinthenorth @littlefoote I finally moved LO and I out to the living room. His payback is he has to go to work today.
I'll talk to him this morning and find out what the hell he was (or wasn't) thinking.

[stephanielouise]

L has slept in his crib the past two nights! First night was weird without him next to our bed in his bassinet, but it was nice to have our alone time. He's still only sleeping 5 hour stretches but hopefully he'll go longer soon!

And hopefully we'll be switching to ebf this week as well! Just have to get my supply under control! If anyone has any tips to go from EPing to ebf I'll take em!

[heidih21]

Lo slept so much yesterday and went to bed so early that we ended up with a motn feeding at 1:30. He was fussy back to sleep and woke up around 5 fussy and was restless until 7 when I finally just got up. It's 9 now and he's back to sleep after being very cranky pretty much since he was done eating. I hope the rest of the day goes smooth, and that we didn't just mess up our sttn routine!
On a different note both dogs go in for check ups today and we need to have a tooth pulled for one, it's rotting. Not looking forward to that amazing bill! But will be so happy when the stinky breath is gone!

[hazelnut]

Well, the good news is that LO is wonderful and perfect as always. Everything else sucks. BIL passed away yesterday after two weeks in the hospital. They were unable to keep him from bleeding everywhere. His death was the most awful and gruesome thing I've ever seen in ny life and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Seeing the way alcohol destroyed him has made me have no desire to ever drink again. Sorry to be a Debbie downer today.

[peggels24]

hazelnut I'm so sorry for your loss

[raven]

hazelnut I'm sorry for your loss. T & P being sent you and your family's way.

[nachomomma]

hazelnut I'm sorry for your loss.
I think DS is entering the six week growth spurt (6 weeks is on Thursday). He's being pretty nice about it though. I'm washing six month clothes today, because he's outgrown the 3 month clothes. He's a beast.

[littlelion]

hazelnut, I'm sorry for your loss.  T&P for you and your family esp your dh.

[littlelion]

Mar 16, 2015 10:33:09 GMT -5 stephanielouise said:

L has slept in his crib the past two nights! First night was weird without him next to our bed in his bassinet, but it was nice to have our alone time. He's still only sleeping 5 hour stretches but hopefully he'll go longer soon!

And hopefully we'll be switching to ebf this week as well! Just have to get my supply under control! If anyone has any tips to go from EPing to ebf I'll take em!

Congrats on the transition! Both to crib and to EBF.  I also went from ep to ebf when LO was younger. Reason I didn't ebf since start was he was preemie and lost weight trying too hard to bf. The change felt easy to me, less to wash and less time needed for feeding baby. Going from bottle to boob I felt I lost a little control since I couldn't know exact qty of milk lo was getting. But his diapers were as usual and he gained weight. Tips are probably for bf outside in public.  Know your audience and wear comfy nursing tops.  

oh, and can I say that I never got the baby cries differently for milk vs other things? My friend said that to me about her baby and I was "oh yeah, sure" but really had no clue.  I'm not sure if that's real or maybe since I didn't start ebf right away I don't know the difference? I fed (and feed) lo if he roots or sucks his fist, or by knowing when he last ate. He does a wimper in the middle of the night that I recognize as his I'm hungry sound.

[laceysbryan]

F#ck Mondays. Today LO is 2 months old, and I wish I was at home snuggling with him instead of at work!

[BabyStandish]

LO is asleep and I should really grab lunch, but INTERNET!!

[raven]

Oh my goodness. LO has been pooping all morning. I hope she gets it all out by afternoon. It's such a nice day, I'm hoping to go for a walk in the nature park by our place.
I also have to call around in hopes someone can fix the tire from our stroller. My grandfather filled it with air, after noticing it was going flat, and over filled it. It separated from the rim. I know he was trying to help but now it's a bigger hassle for me.

[nemomof2]

hazelnut sorry for your lose.

@funinthrnorth the mucousy diarrhea is what my pedi said could be a food intolerance. I would say if it keeps up to call them

[pleirey]

hazelnut - I'm sorry to hear about BIL. Prayers for you and your family!


My random...It's 70-something outside and all I wanted was a steaming hot Chai Latte :-) Yup, I'm a weird one.

ETA:  I am currently drinking said latte.  And yes, it's super hot.  Yum!

[shannjohnston]

Everyone got dressed. I stripped and washed and changed the sheets on DS's bed after his diaper leaked everywhere. Went on a quest for BioGaia. First store was a bust. Had a couple sad kidlets trying to get the grocery shopping done. Managed. Got lunch in both of their bellies. Got them both down for a nap. Also folded three baskets of laundry and had a cup of tea while chatting on the phone with a former colleague. I think I'm getting a handle on this mom of two business.

[kml218]

@ hazelnut I'm so sorry for your loss. Sendings lots of thoughts and prayers to your family.

[cherryfive]

hazelnut I am so sorry for your loss. Lots of t&p for you and your family.

[BabyStandish]

I find the pins on Pinterest about not pooping during labor hilarious. Seriously. Who freaking cares if you poop!? That means you're doing it right.

[cherryfive]

Trying to decide if LO and I will leave the humid confines of my room today. She is still stuffy and coughing and I would hate to aggravate her cough more by exposing her to dry air... Not like it's super dry in WA in March or anything but heaters are still on. Ugh. I wish she could just tell me how she's feeling. We're going on 5 days now.

My good friend is here visiting her parents from NJ and we haven't met each other's babies yet and I have already missed half her visit. Why does a cold have to choose such timing? I would feel awful if she or her son got sick from us...

[lilouboo2]

hazelnut I'm so sorry for your loss! Prayers to you and your family!

This is my last Monday at home, how sad. At least LO will be with grandparents the first week before heading to daycare, so hopefully that will ease the transition.

I really need to sleep but every time I sneeze I wake LO up - being a sick mom blows.