I feel like I haven't talked to you all in forever. Two more weeks of school then maternity leave part 2 begins! Going to breakfast for my sister's birthday this morning and hopefully cleaning our carpets. My dachshund apparently can't be bothered to go outside if it's raining.....
Post by modernfairytale8709 on May 17, 2015 7:00:14 GMT -5
DD slept for 5 hours straight last night. 5 hours! Without the antihistamine, because it hasn't been working for the last few days. I'm pretty sure it's just a fluke, but I'm ecstatic. DH is getting better with her. Yesterday, he watched her for an hour while I took a long, restful bubble bath. It felt amazing. Our new house is coming along. I'm hoping to be able to start moving things in in early July. I have to go to a bridal shower today. Am I the only one who hates those things? Awkward social occasions where I'll be constantly shielding my poor soar baby from grabby great-aunts and virtual strangers.
2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) this is why I let Anna sit in her bouncer/swing a lot or play on a blamket in hopes of her being more "independent" (don't know if that's the word I'm looking for). Do you guys hold him a lot during the day?
Post by lotsofdotts on May 17, 2015 7:25:26 GMT -5
Good morning, ladies! Well, tomorrow is back to reality for me. I know I shouldn't complain too much since I only have to teach a few weeks and then I have the summer off, but it sucks. I'm about to go into school and try to figure out what the hell my sub did and plan for the week. I'm so glad the building is open so that I can do that for my sanity.
Brady is my sleeping champ. We transitioned him into his crib and he slept until 6:30! DH and I both got up to check on him during the night. I'm truly thankful that he is a good sleeper.
My spam: my sis is coming to watch the girls when DH and I run some errands. Even though I still have a nasty cold it'll be nice to "get away" for a few hours. Because DD1 had the cold first, now us, we have been stuck in the house way too long.
2mrsks (mrs&mrsk), Yes! Brady just wants to be in my arms. It is making it so much harder to think about going to school tomorrow because we have snuggled so much.
aggiebug, I really hate showers of any kind. Unless there is alcohol...
Post by michelle142 on May 17, 2015 7:50:38 GMT -5
My 3 year old was up at 4am, ready to party. Why did we teach him to get out of bed to come get us when he needs to pee? Now he gets up just because he feels like it.
2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) this is why I let Anna sit in her bouncer/swing a lot or play on a blamket in hopes of her being more "independent" (don't know if that's the word I'm looking for). Do you guys hold him a lot during the day?
I do the same thing because I have to (I work from home full time) and have since early on. Whether by accident or design, I have a pretty non clingy baby. He plays, when he gets bored or needs snuggles I'm there for him in a few seconds, So I feel like he knows he can chill and do his thing mostly. Or maybe I've gotten very lucky and this is just his personality. He still loves to cuddle.
I'm trying to put him down for his last stretch of sleep unswaddled because it's really hot, but he's wiggling a LOT. Oh wait. Poop. See ya ladies later.... (Can't make this parenting comedy up!)
Post by 2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) on May 17, 2015 8:43:56 GMT -5
dreemkin not usually but he went thru a rough week so we had for a couple days. It's actually when he's starting to get hungry but if we fed him right away he'd be on an every 2 hr schedule again. And it's not his hungry cry. Weird.
Tomorrow both my mom and FIL will be coming to visit. My mom is here for the night but FIL will be staying the whole week. And since he's retired his plan is basically to hang with me and DD all day - yikes! I like my FIL but to spend a whole day with just him and the baby? Ouch. And it's five days. I'm starting to regret agreeing to this.
dreemkin not usually but he went thru a rough week so we had for a couple days. It's actually when he's starting to get hungry but if we fed him right away he'd be on an every 2 hr schedule again. And it's not his hungry cry. Weird.
Hm, growth spurt?! Idk. Maybe he's just going through something and it'll pass. Fx! Clingy babies are no fun.
I have no idea how, but for the time being I feel pretty okay having only gotten MAYBE four hours of sleep. I'm sure I won't be saying that later but for now things are okay.
My parents came to stay with DD while we went to the hospital and she woke up when we got home around 3am. She wasn't fussing, just kicking around in her PNP but the noise was driving me batty while I was already struggling to fall asleep and having a lot of trouble shutting my mind off. Since she was awake anyway, I put her in the RNP and gave her to my parents in DD's bedroom. I still didn't get to sleep until closer to 4am. And apparently DD woke up fussy around 4:30 so they fed her, I'm hoping it didn't screw up her schedule. The whole night/morning was just a hot mess. I'm also hoping that putting her in the RNP didn't mess up this whole transition to the PNP.
BLERGH. I'm sure everything will go back to normal without too much fuss.
Today is my one year wedding anniversary! How are we celebrating? By staying away from day as much as possible, washing hands often and escaping the house so we don't catch whatever he has developed. No fun. Also I have a headache, I think it's from getting a terrible night's sleep with my husband coughing all night.
Random: Do you ladies sometimes swear you hear LO crying only to find them happy our dead asleep? I swear I have auditory hallucinations about my child when I sleep.
Tried the magic Merlin suit. Her quality of sleep stayed pretty much the same as being swaddled, but since she is rolling over back to tummy I think I'll keep using the Merlin. Here is the awesome pic!
I've had a migraine since about 6 yesterday evening, ugh. I cried at our 5am feeding because it was hurting so bad. I told DH it's a good way to bookend my mat leave.
aggiebug I just saw your Saturday spam about your migraine. I feel ya and hope it starts to lessen some! Also, I'd probably just leave lo naked at that point, ha.
dramacat colds are terrible! It seems like such a stupid little virus that can take us out of commission. I wish there could be a blanket vaccine that covers them all. No more colds ever would be amazing!! Come on scientists, let's focus on this.
Post by lotsofdotts on May 17, 2015 9:41:49 GMT -5
I'm at school now trying to put together something to teach tomorrow. The problem is my sub did not leave any notes to tell where they ended! I have no idea where to even start tomorrow. I finally called a parent of one of my students to see if her son can give me some insight. She gave me her son's number and told me to text him since he is at work and can't answer his phone. I'm waiting for a response. This is probably the least professional I have ever felt.
Post by lilyelayne on May 17, 2015 10:31:40 GMT -5
modernfairytale8709 glad to hear things are looking up! Hope the shower had yummy booze. 2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) DS is learning to use his hands a lot more, and the other day all he wanted to do when awake was hold on to my shoulders or pet me, so he got furious if I put him down at all. lotsofdotts it's not your fault that your sub was terrible & unprofessional. @holachica I love day drinking. dramacat happy anniversary! cougarette hope your migraine eases soon.
Post by misshart00 on May 17, 2015 11:11:24 GMT -5
dramacat Yes, I have sound hallucinations. I always think I hear someone crying, but I have to fully wake up to figure out im crazy. Then I can't get back to sleep. Vicious cycle.
I had to get a goldfish out of DS's throat yesterday. The toddler tried to share and shoved a goldfish in his mouth. I was super impressed with how well I kept my cool.
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