britbratjf, what about Coral and grey with navy accents? Or Yellow and grey?
Well we are reusing all Dagnys stuff so purple bedding and whatnot so I need a wall color to complement that. I've had people suggest grey but that just seems boring for a baby's room! I love Coral (like for bedding & whatnot) but my H would be like WTH if I bought new bedding. After lookimg at Pinterest I'm thinking a mint green color could be pretty? I just have such a hard time because I'll like a color on the paint chip then once you put it on the wall it's so different!
britbratjf, I was going to suggest a gray or mint green. Have you tried taping the paint chips to the wall? Might not be exact but could help you see how it works with the lighting and narrow down options.
We have gray walls in the twins room and I love it. We have pops of aqua and coral (wall art, rug, curtains) so it's not so boring. A soft mint green would work well with purple too I think, especially if you mix in other pastel colors.
britbratjf, what about Coral and grey with navy accents? Or Yellow and grey?
Well we are reusing all Dagnys stuff so purple bedding and whatnot so I need a wall color to complement that. I've had people suggest grey but that just seems boring for a baby's room! I love Coral (like for bedding & whatnot) but my H would be like WTH if I bought new bedding. After lookimg at Pinterest I'm thinking a mint green color could be pretty? I just have such a hard time because I'll like a color on the paint chip then once you put it on the wall it's so different!
I was going to suggest this! We have a light, mint green on Riley's walls and have purple, pink and blue in her bedding. We haven't changed it since she was born and I still love the color!
ETA: We used Sherwin Williams Supreme Green if you're interested britbratjf.
Whine: Dylan has a little potty in his room and usually poops before he falls asleep for his nap. The past 2 days he's been sticking his fingers in it.
Win: He calls for me to wipe him, so at least he's not up there with poop hands for an extended peiod of time.
Post by snickers4everyone on Apr 27, 2015 15:00:46 GMT -5
Win/whine: I'm definitely having surgery on my hip. It's going to be more involved than I originally thought which has thrown me for a bit of a loop. Apparently I have FAI (pincer type) as well as the torn labrum. The surgeon isn't sure if he will need to fix the labrum or not, but he does have to basically reshape my hip socket so that the ball of my hip fits into it correctly. As he's doing the surgery for that, he will assess the labrum and fix it if need be. I'm looking at two months before I can actually take care of the kids on my own, and 6 months of hard physical therapy to get to a "happy place" as he put it. The surgery is May 29, so no trip to New York for me June 6. Sucks because I already got them a bunch of car toys, but at least now we have them for the future. AND, there's light at the end of the tunnel as far as feeling better! So basically, there are some whines, but overall I'm counting it as a win.
Post by xanthepants on Apr 27, 2015 15:12:27 GMT -5
snickers4everyone, I'm sorry that it has resulted in surgery. I know that my niece has recently had a similar hip surgery about 2 months ago and was able to power thru it. She's already doing better. Although she isn't chasing kids around but she is back to running (playing sports almost and surprisingly). So it can be done. I'm hoping the same for you!
Post by snickers4everyone on Apr 27, 2015 15:17:54 GMT -5
xanthepants, thank you, I needed to hear that. My FIL has had two hip surgeries, so he has been very doom and gloom about how bad it will feel. He's a wonderful man, and I know he's just worried about me, but he's freaking me out!
Post by xanthepants on Apr 27, 2015 15:22:03 GMT -5
snickers4everyone, She is 20 years old, and in good shape. She struggled going up and down stairs the most. I'd say the first 2 weeks really sucked and were a reality check for her. But once she found a routine and some regular help, most things she got thru just fine. She travelled on spring break just fine in March nad had surgery in January. Cleared to run fully in early April at a college level sports. You are young, I think it will be a different experience for you.
snickers4everyone, She is 20 years old, and in good shape. She struggled going up and down stairs the most. I'd say the first 2 weeks really sucked and were a reality check for her. But once she found a routine and some regular help, most things she got thru just fine. She travelled on spring break just fine in March nad had surgery in January. Cleared to run fully in early April at a college level sports. You are young, I think it will be a different experience for you.
I'm 31, but overweight, so I'm a little nervous without FIL's Eeyore outlook. I've been doing really well lately with trying to eat better (and not eat from stress), so hopefully by surgery day I'll be a bit more fit. I know it will make recovery much easier if I'm not lugging around extra pounds. Maybe this will be my impetus to get back down to my college weight. That would be one heck of a silver lining.
Anyway, thanks for the encouragement, I needed it.
Post by sarahandeddie on Apr 27, 2015 16:54:21 GMT -5
Win: I finally ordered big girl bedroom furniture for both girls.
Whine - DH is against me purchasing furniture so he's kind of mad. I'm paying for it so he can't be that mad, lol.
- FIL has been saying he was going to come visit today. I text him at 1 to see when he'd be here and he said he wasn't coming. The girls were really disappointed. It's frustrating because he does this a lot. He lives about an hour and a half away so the girls get super excited about seeing him. I hate having to pick up the pieces when he cancels. I told DH from now on we will not tell the girls when he's coming to visit until he's 10 minutes away.
Win: Nugget's mass overall got smaller over the weekend! I got the 1st shot of round 5 of beta yesterday, and my doc thinks that may have helped to shrink the solid portion of the mass! If the 2nd shot (which I should get any minute) helps to at least maintain this thing at the size it is, then I'll be happy!
Whine: although I had gotten used to getting up at 5:30, I was actually going to bed at a decent time and sleeping pretty well for the most part... Now I'm getting woken up anywhere between 5:45 and 6:15 for vitals and monitoring and I'm exhausted! Seriously even if I try to go to bed at 10:30, I feel like I've only had 1 or 2 decent nights of sleep since I've been here.
Win: If I actually think about it, at least I can take naps during the day!
Win: My H picked up a loaner computer from work today, so starting tomorrow I can work part time from the hospital if I want to! I can work as little as 14hrs/week and should logically be able to still get a full paycheck. If I work 20hrs/week It will allow me to extend my disability benefits a little longer than 90 days (from what my HR contact told me).
Win: H and I close on our house this week - and we worked out that I can pre-sign here at the hospital on Thursday afternoon!
Whine: Even though H is going to bring the video camera with him to record J seeing the new house on Friday afternoon, I won't be there to see her reaction and exploration in person.
britbratjf Emma has purple bedding and pale blue walls. (Upward from sherwin williams.) her bedding has the blue in it also, so it looks great. What's does the bedding look like? Purple also goes well with light green or a complementary yellow, but it all depends on the bedding or decor.
Win/whine: I'm definitely having surgery on my hip. It's going to be more involved than I originally thought which has thrown me for a bit of a loop. Apparently I have FAI (pincer type) as well as the torn labrum. The surgeon isn't sure if he will need to fix the labrum or not, but he does have to basically reshape my hip socket so that the ball of my hip fits into it correctly. As he's doing the surgery for that, he will assess the labrum and fix it if need be. I'm looking at two months before I can actually take care of the kids on my own, and 6 months of hard physical therapy to get to a "happy place" as he put it. The surgery is May 29, so no trip to New York for me June 6. Sucks because I already got them a bunch of car toys, but at least now we have them for the future. AND, there's light at the end of the tunnel as far as feeling better! So basically, there are some whines, but overall I'm counting it as a win.
You will rock it!! I have done total hips for 5 years. Hips are one of the "easier" ortho surgeries to have. My youngest total was 21. We don't rehab hips after so I can't speak to that. Attitude is so much of it, it sounds corny but it is.
A little late to the game but I'll add my Tuesday wins/Whines:
Whine: I reached a boiling point with my ILs this weekend. I was very short with them so I'm sure the drama will come to a head here. However, I don't give a F this time so let it come!
Win: All our family obligations are done, so we don't have any reason to see them again for a long bit.
Win: We have a ton of alcohol left over from the baptism party, so I can get my drink on
Win: Andrew slept through the night last night! I'm sure it was just a one-time thing, but I'll take it
Whine: Kayleigh is once again peeing her pants on the regular. I'm tired of these stupid regressions. And this time I have no clue what is causing it.
Win: I feel like her behavior has been a bit better again and its been so nice to spend time with her.
Whine: I have several presentations this week and its going to be pretty busy, which means not a ton of posting time.
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