Today is DH's birthday. I'm gonna take DD into town and get some magnets to see if I can make him some magnets of our favorite photos of her. I'm not very crafty, but it looked super easy on Pinterest so I'm hoping they will turn out alright.
Also, I have my pp OB appt today. Is it weird that I'm kinda looking forward to it?
Post by jensoprano82 on May 4, 2015 2:57:08 GMT -5
May the 4th be with you all!
@alyllyra - not weird at all! It's good to get the medical all clear for everything!
So major parenting fail on my part tonight. My DH and I got tickets to a comedy club as a gift for tonight and our two normal babysitters, my parents and his dad, were both unavailable to babysit. I have a very good friend who adores kids and has dozens of little nieces and nephews who has been begging to babysit so I thought "why not?" So she came over at 6pm and I told her he had last eaten at 3 and needed to be fed again at roughly 7 but we feed on demand so no worries if he wants to eat sooner, showed her where all the changing stuff is, and invited her to use whatever in the house she wanted. We got home at 10pm and she happily announced that he had fallen asleep within five minutes of us leaving and had slept the whole four hours straight through, with the exception of an 8:30 bottle. (We put him to sleep for the night at 10). Uh oh! Well can't complain about free sitting right? She had also swaddled him in a fleece blanket and he was sweating profusely. (Aaahh! Holy SIDS risk batman!) So we did our best to keep him awake for two hours following but he was a crabby miserable nightmare. It then took me from 12 to 12:30 to calm him down, and he finally just inhaled a bottle and went to bed. I literally have NO idea how this overnight is about to go.
None of this is anyone's fault but mine. I should have given very clear instructions and didn't.
Oh dear jensoprano82 that sounds like you'll have an adventure!
flyster hope your first day back is ok! Mines next week
@alyllyra good luck at your appointment! I looked forward to mine too i loved my OB!
My LO is finally getting back to normal after doctors orders to keep him with me and not let the inlaws get the chance to over stimulate him. The poor little guy was eating 1/2 of his bottle or none at all. The only thing they could think of at the hospital (on sat night, ugh) was that he missed mommy. In laws steal him from me whenever they're here for one of their two week visits... I can really go a while day and only get to put him to bed if i dont clearly demand to see my baby. Aaaaangerrrrr!
Today's our anniversary, yay! It's also going to be DH's first day off for the week after a week of night shifts. I might have a drowsy hubby but that's okay. I'm excited to give him his present! We decided we'd go by the traditional wedding gifts and this year is cotton, so I made him a set of Calvin and Hobbes dish towels.
On another note, I saw a picture of purple hair on Pinterest and I'm wondering if I'm too old for it because it totally made me swoon.
Post by babycfeb2015 on May 4, 2015 4:12:23 GMT -5
LO slept 9-345 in his crib! Longest stretch of sleep ever in 12 weeks. My poor boobs. Sorry for all you ladies going to work today Im pumping then going back to sleep for hopefully at least 3 more hours. I could get used to this
WittyLittle I can't imagine having to get Drs orders to make your in laws let you hold your own baby. I'm so glad you're getting some snuggle time now though. Dealing with in laws can be very tricky sometimes.
jensoprano82 I hope things went smoothly tonight. I am not a fan of leaving DS with babysitters yet because of exactly that. I feel like there is so much information to tell at this point.
Post by hollydfromtn on May 4, 2015 4:36:25 GMT -5
No big plans for the day. I'm waiting to hear back from a local MOMs group to see if they have a spot open for me. I had to fill out a questionnaire and everything so that they could see if I was a good fit. It felt like I was applying for a job lol. DS is a little young for the group, but I need to make some mom friends and have some social interaction.
Today is DH's birthday. I'm gonna take DD into town and get some magnets to see if I can make him some magnets of our favorite photos of her. I'm not very crafty, but it looked super easy on Pinterest so I'm hoping they will turn out alright.
Also, I have my pp OB appt today. Is it weird that I'm kinda looking forward to it?
I don't know what your vision is but craft stores have actual magnet frames that you can slide photos into.
DS woke up to eat at 4:30 (which is so nice compared to how last week went) and I feel pretty good so I am not going back to sleep and packing us up for play group early. I also have to try and get a urine sample from the toddler today. I have a plan... but I have to make sure I catch her right when she wakes up.
ace226 Happy anniversary! Re: purple hair, I know, it looks awesome! I wouldn't be able to pull it of but maybe you can?
aggiebug, that would have been a time saver, thanks for the tip! Unfortunately my nearest craft store didn't have anything like that. I got a plain magnet mat with a sticky side that I think I can glue onto the photos.
ace226 i would love purple hair. I'm too pale for it, it brings out every blemish in my face, but if you can rock it, then hell yes!
aggiebug i know what you mean with smelling different! I thought it was just my imagination. If we were in nature we'd probably reject our newborns because we wouldn't recognise them
I've timed LOs bottles so that we can be just out the door before the ILs come back... After their first trip out the house since they arrived over a week ago. Awww darn crappy timing that we're leaving exactly now that you're back. Darn, darn, darn...
@allylyra happy crafting and happy birthday to your DH!
flyster GL to you on your first day back! I hope work and daycare goes quickly & smoothly.
jensoprano82 that sounds pretty rough! Grateful for the free sitter, but some people (I'm sure I would be one pre-mom status) have no clue about babies
WittyLittle that's seriously crazy you needed a Drs note for your in-laws. How do they not understand he's YOUR child?! I'm sorry you're having to deal with that.
LO slept 9-345 in his crib! Longest stretch of sleep ever in 12 weeks. My poor boobs. Sorry for all you ladies going to work today Im pumping then going back to sleep for hopefully at least 3 more hours. I could get used to this
Today's our anniversary, yay! It's also going to be DH's first day off for the week after a week of night shifts. I might have a drowsy hubby but that's okay. I'm excited to give him his present! We decided we'd go by the traditional wedding gifts and this year is cotton, so I made him a set of Calvin and Hobbes dish towels.
On another note, I saw a picture of purple hair on Pinterest and I'm wondering if I'm too old for it because it totally made me swoon.
Happy anniversary!
My hairstylist added some light purple extensions to her hair last year and she looked amazing! She has blonde hair and always looks put together, even with 2 young kids. So, I say go for it!
aggiebug and miniwheat when you meal plan to you write it down somewhere? I have been trying to start this but haven't been very good at it.
Yes. Just in a notebook we have laying around. I try to have 5 meals with 2 that I can precook meat for the next day. Like if one day we have a roasted chicken, the day after we have chicken quesadillas with the left overs from the day before. For full disclosure, I have meal planned one week in my life!
@alyllyra good luck with your craft! And not weird to look forward to the appt. Your body went through a lot! flyster good luck! You can do this! WittyLittle yikes that your LO got so unhappy, but I'm glad he's doing better. I might've been rage monster & kicked my in laws out if I were you. You probably made the right decision in the long run letting them stay. jensoprano82 oops! Babysitting lesson learned! ace226 happy anniversary! hollydfromtn haha that sounds a bit intense. Hope you get into the group, though! (All I can think is "on Wednesdays we wear pink!") miniwheat GL with your toddler!
DH and I had sex last night!!! First time pp! The very beginning was painful, but not very, and then it was normal - yay! Nothing planned today. My mom might come over this morning since DS is most active & playful before lunch.
aggiebug and miniwheat when you meal plan to you write it down somewhere? I have been trying to start this but haven't been very good at it.
Currently I use Google keep on my phone that I edit every week. The template has all the days listed with extras for weekend lunches. We usually eat the leftovers for dinner so it's about 3-4 meals a week.
Back when I was really awesome at meal planning I would do it a month at a time and I would find calendar templates for word that I would type it all in and add in any important events as well. Like trips, celebrations etc. When I did it a month at a time I would reevaluate each week and make adjustments but the basic plan was there and didn't require much thinking. I also would put the ingredient lists in my groceries app so I could look at a week and just add the recipe to my grocery list without having to dig for it. It would take several hours on a Sunday afternoon but it was a thing of beauty.
I also like our grocery app since I can add different recipes to it. I have a large list now and if I need to think of a quick meal I can easily look through the list and find something.
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