2u3 Check-in (7/7)

[megaroo64]

Good afternoon ladies!!!


How old is your LO?
How are you ladies all doing this week?
What is your win of the week?
What is your struggle of the week?

ETA - I forgot the QOTW!!!  Sorry ladies!!

QOTW - What is your favorite guilty pleasure show?

[megaroo64]

redcherry1109 - Glad to hear about the triumphs with the new formula and getting off the binky!! Any progress on the napping?
chewbaccarock - Congrats again to your H! Great news! I know you mentioned in Spam that going back to work was going well - hope that is still the case!!
thatblondie - Hope that those teeth finally come in so at least you can get a teething break. And yay to N on STTN!!
daffy2k - How is recovery going this week? I hope better than last!! How was your weekend with your SIL?
@coffeeismylyfe - Congrats on at least getting outside more! That is a major win! Way to go!
pkp2 - Are you still in the Outer Banks? How was the rest of the trip?
madlizmom - Any progress with E staying on her belly?
everydayimshuffling - When do you officially go back to work? And how is vacation going?
limabeanmom - Glad to hear that toddler bed transition went well.
hellooldfriend - Any luck with a good bath seat for R? And I hear ya on the evenings being too short to get everything done and get cuddles!!
vitafelix - Everyone is back home now with you right? I hope so for your sake! And thanks for the placemat idea! We ordered some for B!

And a warm welcome to violet!! Congrats on your new LO!!

[madlizmom]

E still hates being on her belly. If she really wants something out of reach, she will stretch as far as she can and rock on her legs/feet to get it. If she gets excited enough, she'll scoot on her butt by hopping up and down. It's kind of funny - and if she doesn't crawl, she doesn't crawl. She will eventually roll all the way over but I have too many other things going on to worry about it

How old is your LO?
E is 7 months, M is 2

How are you ladies all doing this week?
This week has been a bit crazy but we are leaving tomorrow to go spend 4 days at the river with my in laws, so at least I will get a break for a bit.

What is your win of the week?
I already have the kids packed for our vacation. The house is a disaster and I have a million things to do before we leave, but at least I am done with them!

What is your struggle of the week?
I really would love to just have some "me" time and that will never happen. So I'm trying not to get too down about being at home with the kids all day and then still having to do list of their stuff when H is home.

QOTW - What is your favorite guilty pleasure show?
Real Housewives! It's a train wreck but I love it.

[megaroo64]

How old is your LO? N is 9 months now, and B is 2

How are you ladies all doing this week? EH. Ok. H and I had a rocky weekend and got in a big fight yesterday because he decided to embark on a 9 hour task without even telling me his plans or checking in with me at all and I had two non-napping kids. I just feel like a lot of times he does what he wants to do when he wants to do it, and I don't feel like I am involved in the planning process and it is just expected that I will pick up the slack which I always do.... Ok.. That turned rant-y

What is your win of the week? We went to a fourth of July party at a friends house and the kids were AWESOME. They were up past their bedtimes and they were the life of the party. It was adorable.

What is your struggle of the week? Dealing with my H. And I have had some nap struggles - and that just blows.

ETA - I forgot the QOTW!!! Sorry ladies!!

QOTW - What is your favorite guilty pleasure show? Real Housewives of anywhere. I LOVE THEM!

[LaBellaVida]

Jul 7, 2015 15:05:28 GMT -5 megaroo64 said:

Good afternoon ladies!!!


How old is your LO?
How are you ladies all doing this week?
What is your win of the week?
What is your struggle of the week?

ETA - I forgot the QOTW!!!  Sorry ladies!!

QOTW - What is your favorite guilty pleasure show?

Owen just turned 2 on June 22. Liam just turned 5 months on June 23.

I'm doing OK this week. Been busy with our move. We're all moved in, but not unpacked yet.
My win- moving and surviving. That was no easy task- moving 6 people 30 minutes away.
My struggle- This heat! Man. .. I'm so sick of this heat wave, I'm nearly melting. We're 30+ days with no rain, and we've been in the 90 ' s and 100's. I'm ready for rain and cooler temps.

My favorite guilty pleasure show- I have a few, but probably the kardashians.

[LaBellaVida]

Jul 7, 2015 15:05:28 GMT -5 megaroo64 said:

Good afternoon ladies!!!


How old is your LO?
How are you ladies all doing this week?
What is your win of the week?
What is your struggle of the week?

ETA - I forgot the QOTW!!!  Sorry ladies!!

QOTW - What is your favorite guilty pleasure show?

Owen just turned 2 on June 22. Liam just turned 5 months on June 23.

I'm doing OK this week. Been busy with our move. We're all moved in, but not unpacked yet.
My win- moving and surviving. That was no easy task- moving 6 people 30 minutes away.
My struggle- This heat! Man. .. I'm so sick of this heat wave, I'm nearly melting. We're 30+ days with no rain, and we've been in the 90 ' s and 100's. I'm ready for rain and cooler temps.

My favorite guilty pleasure show- I have a few, but probably the kardashians.

[everydayimshuffling]

Hey Ladies!

K is 2, O is 4 months on Thursday.

This week is busy and I'm super tired. I go back to work on Thursday and I feel like it just snuck up on me and I'm not sure I'm ready for my last mat leave to be over. It will be nice to be back to work and see everyone and use my brain in a different way. I started trying to get O to sleep in his crib at night and for naps (previously in the rnp by our bed) and its brutal. But I'm committed. And eventually he will be tired enough to sleep, right? Someone tell me I'm right.

Win? I survived our road trip and learned that we won't be travelling any time soon. It was nice to catch up with friends and see K hang out with her buddy. I'm also officially at pre-K weight, with about 10 pounds left til wedding weight. I'm really happy that I have been able to lose a bunch before getting back to work. However, I'm going to need to stop stress-eating Oreos by the row if I want the weight to stay off.

Struggle? I need to pick just one? Ha! You all heard about the explosive end to the road trip. I'm definitely struggling with O and sleep right now. O is up every 2 hours at night and I'm having trouble getting back to sleep in between so im pretty sleepy. I'm actually so tired I feel drunk right now. H said I was slurring. He is sending me to bed as soon as K is down for the night. I'm kicking myself for doing this crib transition the week I go back to work, but it needed to be done.

QOTW: guilty pleasure show? Has to be True Blood. I think I'm a season or two behind now. It started out good and just got more ridiculous from there but I just can't quit it.

[vitafelix]

Yes- everyone is home now!

How old is your LO?
M is 7m, B is 2.

How are you ladies all doing this week?
Pretty okay. I was pretty down and feeling like H didn't give a shit about me, but then he pulled it together after forgetting our anniversary. Sooo...?

What is your win of the week?
I didn't abandon FIL with or without the children. I just do not have the emotional energy to deal with him solo on a regular basis. I'm so so glad MIL is home again to deal with him.

What is your struggle of the week?
Transitioning M to the crib is not going well. At all. :/ I haven't committed to the sleep lady shuffle because I don't feel like I can let her fuss 5ft away from B. I've been doing what I did with B, which is nursing to sleep and placing in crib asleep. I don't think her stretches are as long as his were. It's not like she needs the extra calories in the middle of the night!

QOTW - What is your favorite guilty pleasure show?
I don't know. I haven't watched any TV in a while. I watched some X-Files while H was away.

[pkp2]

Hello! We got back yesterday. It was an awful drive. Not because of the boys, but because of the roads and traffic. I really don't think we'll do that again. Maybe next year. Lol But, the visit was great! We surprised my SIL so that was nice that we pulled it off. The cousins got along great. (Her DD is 16 months) They both love the beach. C and I went down a couple of times, but it was more of a hassle than it was worth so we stayed home while they went. :-) We did stick his feet in the pool. I think he liked it. I couldn't find a swim diaper to fit, so we didn't put him in the pool.

C is 3 months and P is 2 Time is flying!

How are we this week? See above. :-) BUT. If you guys could say a prayer please, DH just took P into the ER. He all of a sudden isn't wanting to bear weight on his legs. Especially his left. He has a low grade temp so the on call nurse said to go in so we don't miss a hip infection. It came out of the blue this evening. He was acting fine all day.

Win of the week. Getting home. Never have I been so glad to be home.

Struggle. Still P's sleep. He is waking up in the middle of the night again and at the beach, we had to immediately get him so he wouldn't wake my niece up. Then last night we discovered he can open his door so I need to get knob covers. He can only open half the time though, so go figure. I want to get a book so DH and I have something to follow so we'll be on the same page. He isn't doing what I thought we had agreed to, so I hope a book will help. I'm just not sure which one I want to go with.
I used to like Dance Moms and KUWTK but they both are too over the top now so I'm not sure.

*added question for you guys. Do you have any recommendations for a sleep blanket for C? He sleeps in the R&P and likes the closeness feel, but wants to be able to stretch. I want to transition him into the p&p but I'm not sure what to put him in. Occasionally he still has the startle reflex. He likes his arms free cause he chews/sucks on his fingers sometimes. He's a really good sleeper and I hate to mess with that. I never really did anything special with P and he's a horrid sleeper. Help! :-)

[pkp2]

Okay, so I obviously posted before I read y'all's posts. :-) Looks like the majority are having some sleep transitioning issues. I looked into the zipadee zip or woombie. I think he's too old now for the woombie and don't know if he'll like the zipadee zip cause his hands are covered. But, it is one of the ones they can wear even after they learn to roll. I have a swaddleme but haven't really tried it after a failed night cause he wanted his hands out and I hadn't put him in anything but a onsie. It's too chilly for him to sleep with no sleeves on.

[pkp2]

Not yet. He's close though.

[vitafelix]

Jul 7, 2015 20:43:56 GMT -5 pkp2 said:

Okay, so I obviously posted before I read y'all's posts. :-) Looks like the majority are having some sleep transitioning issues. I looked into the zipadee zip or woombie. I think he's too old now for the woombie and don't know if he'll like the zipadee zip cause his hands are covered. But, it is one of the ones they can wear even after they learn to roll. I have a swaddleme but haven't really tried it after a failed night cause he wanted his hands out and I hadn't put him in anything but a onsie. It's too chilly for him to sleep with no sleeves on.

We like the Halo sleep sacks. They have a small one with an arm-only swaddle.
So scary about big guy! I hope it all turns out okay!

[vitafelix]

I just remembered an actual win. When they weighed me at the allergist, I discovered that I'm only 6lbs from pre-B weight, and 3lbs from wedding weight. I had noticed that my pants were saggy, but didn't think I had lost much because of my poor beverage decisions.

[pkp2]

Thanks guys! vitafelix @coffeeismylyfe mcbush

I just ordered a zipadee zip. I'm curious about them and they had a sale! Lol I have the halo sleep swaddle and a summer infant sleep sack. So hopefully we'll be able to figure it out.

They didn't find anything wrong with P. He has a follow up appt tomorrow at the pedi's. I think he must have twisted something or moved wrong. He is acting fine today.

[daffy2k]

How old is your LO? M is 2, N is 2.5 weeks.

How are you ladies all doing this week? I'm run down this week. Recovery is much better (thanks for asking megaroo64) but this is my first solo week with both kids and it has been a struggle (as predicted). Add to that the fact that we brought our lab home from her 7 weeks of training, I'm pretty drained. Next week will be better.

What is your win of the week? Surviving... Lol but really, we had a pretty successful first road trip with both kids. 5 hrs (with no stops) from home and we made it there and back with minimal stops and no major meltdowns. It was a little too hectic at my SIL's for my liking, so we might not do that trip again until things settle down but overall it was really good.
What is your struggle of the week? My struggle this week is really getting DH to realize that I do need his help right now. Clearly I make it all look too easy and he really doesn't "get it". I'm exhausted at the end of the day and even though I am getting things done and generally doing pretty well alone all day, some recognition and the offer for a little help would go a long way.

QOTW - What is your favorite guilty pleasure show? I don't really have one anymore. Used to be the Bachelor/Bachelorette but I haven't watched the last couple seasons

[redcherry1109]

Sorry, it not notifying me that your tagging me!

Brady isn't a good napper but some days are good and I manage to get them sleeping at the same time!

Good afternoon ladies!!!


How old is your LO? 2 months and 2 years!

How are you ladies all doing this week? Pretty good!

What is your win of the week? We went to the Zoo and we didn't have any meltdowns! The kids loved it along with a train ride .

What is your struggle of the week? Try to give my time to each boy! Brady is a snuggler and hates to be put down.

ETA - I forgot the QOTW!!! Sorry ladies!!

QOTW - What is your favorite guilty pleasure show?<br/> the housewives. No matter how stupid the show is, I always have to watch it!