AW/ Rant Monday

[becole]

I see some of you are awake. What's up?

[ladytiffany24]

Rant: it's Monday. And I still have a bit of the sniffles. And am having random coughing fits due to drainage. Yay.

I have to AW this cute pic of DD and DH here because DH wouldn't let me post it on FB since he hadn't done his hair that day. Lol.

[becole]

Cute ladytiffany24! Love that she's playing with her feet.

[becole]

Here is the after for the stairs.



It sucked that it took a few hours each day plus lots of cleanup that my DH did, but we can now add a baby gate to the bottom and the basement is complete!

We still have to paint the railings and all that white though. I'll show that after when we get to that.

[mominthemaking14]

Hoping on a flight! First time spending a week away from LO. Nervous and relaxed ... lol I need sleep.

[becole]

Where you going, what you doing @mominthemaking?

Serious props to moms that travel for work. I cannot imagine.

[mrscatfarmer13]

AW: No pictures, but we got so much crap cleaned out this weekend. It feels amazing to get rid of clutter.

Rant: Everything I packed up to donate is now taking over my kitchen. I'll be glad when it's all gone for good, tomorrow.

[sstwinklinglites]

ladytiffany24 - So adorable! Looks like quite the conversation.

becole - Yay for an almost completed basement!

mominthemaking14 - Traveling for work? I almost wish I was traveling for work so I can get some hardcore, uninterrupted work done.

Rant: I was cleaning my kitchen on Sat., and I don't know what in the world I did, but I pulled something in my back, and could hardly move for a while. It still hurts. I'm getting old

Rant: DH is going on a business trip. He leaves tomorrow and doesn't return until Fri. That means I have DS all by myself most of the week, while I try to work. Oh, and he's sprouting tooth #8, and it's by far been the worst one. On Sat. he woke at 2AM. Yesterday he woke at 11PM, then again around midnight, then again at around 5AM. And I'm giving him bottles and Advil and hoping he'll just go back to sleep. Damn teeth better pop out already.

[bluerainfire]

Aw- dd clutched her strawberries at kroger, with a big old smile. They were only 1.50, score

rant: I am just too tired to think straight. Getting home from work at 2am, and then waking up at 7am, isn't working today.

[becole]

Mar 23, 2015 8:37:47 GMT -5 mrscatfarmer13 said:

AW: No pictures, but we got so much crap cleaned out this weekend. It feels amazing to get rid of clutter.

Rant: Everything I packed up to donate is now taking over my kitchen. I'll be glad when it's all gone for good, tomorrow.

Are you having VA pick up or dropping at Goodwill? There is a drop box in the back part of one of those gas stations by Skyline.

[becole]

sstwinklinglites lo got sent home with a fever Friday- no symptoms- fussy for 2 days and his top front tooth and the one next to it popped through. Fever and fussiness gone. Hopefully it's quick.

[nachomomma]

Mar 23, 2015 8:31:49 GMT -5 mominthemaking14 said:

Hoping on a flight! First time spending a week away from LO. Nervous and relaxed ... lol I need sleep.

I'm sure it will be hard at first, but be sure to enjoy the alone time!

[mrscatfarmer13]

bluerainfire When I find a way to safely administer coffee through an IV, I'll send it your way.

Are pasta sales really that bad that this was the best ad campaign Barilla could come up with?

I love me some pasta and believe everything in moderation, but this seems a bit deceptive. Sorry, I'm overanalyzing food ads

[mrscatfarmer13]

becole I was going to drop off at goodwill or st. vincent. I should probably keeps the clothes until I get one of those yellow VA envelopes with a donation bag in the mail, but I really want to get everything out of the house.

[chunkymonkeylvr]

I'm sure I'm the only one that loves Monday. DD and DH are out of the house and I get back on my schedule.

No pictures cause I can't figure it out, but DD2 is starting to really focus and track. Love it!

[chunkymonkeylvr]

mrscatfarmer13 I now need pasta.

[narbuckle01]

Spider in my milking parlor!! I can't reach it! Need longer pump lines!

Looks like everyone had such a productive weekend. I managed to give Autumn her first sunburn. Mommy fail.

[sstwinklinglites]

Mar 23, 2015 8:59:38 GMT -5 becole said:

sstwinklinglites lo got sent home with a fever Friday- no symptoms- fussy for 2 days and his top front tooth and the one next to it popped through. Fever and fussiness gone. Hopefully it's quick.

No fever, and he's pretty normal during the day, except he won't take his hand out of his mouth. But at night, that's when the fun begins. He's been pretty good at night with his other teeth, so this sucks.

[bluerainfire]

mrscatfarmer13, maybe a response to gluten? or that carbs are bad? I don't know what the newest diet fade is now days. I personally love my carbs, but I balance it with other things. To random things, because I do need an Iv with coffee- with having a daughter I am trying to change my inner language from if I can only lose those ten pounds, to damn it's ok to eat that piece of candy- I want her to be healthy but not always feel guiltily. I know food and body size can be a big issue for women/ and men. I was wondering what every one else feels, on this subject? what are other peoples sturggles with body image, being healthy vs. punishment- counting calories, to just being... i hope that came out ok (sleepy me)

[becole]

Mar 23, 2015 9:08:34 GMT -5 mrscatfarmer13 said:

becole I was going to drop off at goodwill or st. vincent. I should probably keeps the clothes until I get one of those yellow VA envelopes with a donation bag in the mail, but I really want to get everything out of the house.

I didn't notice that goodwill drop box by the gas stations, so thought you might not have either. Beats driving to Florence.
I have one of those bags on my fridge. I can look and get the number for you if you want it. They will pick up in any bag.

[becole]

Mar 23, 2015 9:16:22 GMT -5 sstwinklinglites said:

Mar 23, 2015 8:59:38 GMT -5 becole said:

sstwinklinglites lo got sent home with a fever Friday- no symptoms- fussy for 2 days and his top front tooth and the one next to it popped through. Fever and fussiness gone. Hopefully it's quick.

No fever, and he's pretty normal during the day, except he won't take his hand out of his mouth. But at night, that's when the fun begins. He's been pretty good at night with his other teeth, so this sucks.

This was all weekend. I know exactly what you mean. I found ibuprofen to be more effective with teeth than tylenol. I like tylenol for fever though.

[becole]

bluerainfire I struggle with this. How do you balance healthy eating habits and saying no to bad food for your kid to also not making them feel shamed of food.

I'm going to try not to bring any baggage to the table. But I am pretty balanced with food. I like to eat, but I try to be balanced.

[sstwinklinglites]

becole - So cute though. We don't even keep Tylenol, just Advil. He was fine after I gave him the Advil at around 5:30AM, went back to sleep until 8ish. DH is in the MMC Cage right now (as we like to refer to the play yard) with him keeping him entertained, because he was getting really fussy. But he's got to go to work, then he's gone tomorrow, and I will have screechy baby the rest of the week.

[sstwinklinglites]

bluerainfire - I like food. All kinds of food. Healthy foods, unhealthy, seafood, red meet, veggies, you name it. I just like to eat. I feel no shame in that. I do realize the importance of eating healthy and limiting foods that are bad for you. DS is so small that he eats anything I give him at this point; but I'll cross the, mom, I want a Happy Meal bridge when we get to it. I suppose I can just never, ever take him to McD's... we'll see.

[mom2boxers]

mrscatfarmer13 - You don't need one of those yellow bags for Vietnam Vets to pick up. Just make sure that you mark the bags/boxes clearly that they are donations for them and they'll take them off your porch. Scheduling online is fabulous.

[chunkymonkeylvr]

bluerainfire, I know with my 10 yr old all I have focused on being healthy. We have talked about portion suggestion on the side of the boxes or bags. We have talked about eating a healthy balance and indulging and not denying yourself a treat. I have also tried to encourage an active lifestyle.

I was 316 lbs 3 years ago before I had gastric bypass surgery, she was 8 years old, so she has seen the struggle I have gone through and how I have switched to being healthier.

I can tell you now I hope I have said enough, peer pressure is a bitch.

[mrscatfarmer13]

bluerainfire Even though I have a boy, I still want him to know what it looks like to make good choices. I will eat just about anything, I'll admit that sweets are my weakness, but I try to maintain a balance. Since both H and I work, eating healthy homecooked meals aren't always easy, but again it's all about having a balance. Ex: We had pizza one night and instead of eating two pieces, I ate one piece with a baby spinach salad.

As far as body image, I try to focus on how I feel rather than the numbers. It took me a while to accept that having a baby changed things about me forever. Again, I just try to be a good example by taking walks together and letting M see me doing my BBM workouts. I need to be better about working out, I've really been slacking the past month.

[babylove518]

AW: DD slept from 915 to 545 Friday night (after she gave me those rough couple of days). It hasn't happened since, but it was sooo nice even if for one night!
Rant: DD is now refusing the bottle. Good thing I take her to work, so she technically doesn't NEED one, but it freaks me out that I can't do anything without her for longer than a couple of hours for fear that she won't eat from a bottle while I'm gone. So we are working on that now.
bluerainfire, I've thought about this. I need to work on saying negative things about myself out loud. As mrscatfarmer13 mentioned, I'm still having a hard time with my new mommy body. I'm only 11 weeks PP, but I'm anxious to fit into jeans that aren't maternity. But it's also hard while BFing... I crave all the sweets, esp chocolate. Its worse than when I was pregnant. Before baby, I was definitely all about how I felt and not the numbers, and I hope to get back to that.

[mominthemaking14]

Wow. Work is killing my TCF time. Walking through a terminal and trying to keep up is dangerous!

I'm in Dallas all week for market visit to stores and training. Spent all weekend prepping dh.

[mominthemaking14]

Boo it's going to take me all day to catch up on this thread