Tuesday Snooze day

[songbirdsinging55]

I finally caught up on yesterday's thread. The smaller threads are easier to respond to on work days.
We brought Isaac to the pediatrician yesterday for a same day appt. He was screaming again and it's just not like him. There is nothing wrong. He is okay. They said he may be having some separation issues because he seems to do it when I leave the room. I also finally got some much needed rest today. After a weekend of rough nights.
Something interesting, I found an upside down heart shaped birthmark under his arm. It's very cute. I never noticed the shape.

[zengal]

What a relief that nothing is wrong songbirdsinging55...at the same time that also means there's no quick fix for the screaming :/ I hope you continue to get some rest!
My baby has a birthmark under her arm! It sort of looks like a bruise, and the first time MH noticed it, he was all "what happened!" I think it's called a Mongolian spot.
Random thought for the day: my mom said that every day you should laugh, think, and have your emotions be moved to tears. All three have already happened today!

[pixie523]

DUPLICATE TUESDAY RANDOMS WHAT DO WE DO?!!

[MsNicole06]

Jul 14, 2015 8:57:43 GMT -5 pixie523 said:

DUPLICATE TUESDAY RANDOMS WHAT DO WE DO?!!

Simple we just keep posting in one.

[pixie523]

zengal, I don't know man. Feeling that hard to the point of crying daily sounds really exhausting. One of the reasons I took a break from therapy (besides being cured, ) was feeling that hard on so little sleep was just too much.

songbirdsinging55, separation anxiety is rough! glad there's nothing medically wrong with him though!

Speaking of sleep... much better night until 2:30 party time. I think part of the sleep improvement was the system my H rigged up outside the bar of the cribs to keep the binks inside the crib. I just have to stick with the binky/backrub leave system in the middle of the night. I didn't do a great job of that last night because she wouldn't drink milk and I was freaked out about it.

Tonight I"m going out with some girls with work and missing bedtime all together. It'll be good to have "me" time, but at the same time I'd like "me" time to be done a little differently. Hopefully I'll have fun once I go.

[singingmama10]

songbirdsinging55, Glad to hear that the pedi thinks everything is ok... but separation anxiety is hard too... sweet but difficult. Oh and I like your mom's daily expectation .

I have a birthmark on my foot and everyone tells me I have dirt on it... ugh. My sisters used to also call me poopfoot. that one was extra fun .

So Levi put himself to sleep for both naps yesterday and bedtime and today he did it again for his morning nap. WHOO HOOO!!! Although this morning he woke up at 4:10.... eh... celebrate the victories right??

One more thing.... I think L is starting to transition to 2 naps. Are your babies on 2 naps or still 3?

[jjh1119]

Morning!! I caught up on yesterday's thread too.

Night number 1 without H looked like it was going to be terrible with 4 wake ups between 9 and midnight. But thankfully he didn't wake up again until 4 and then 7 so I can deal with that. We are checking out a daycare today. We are looking for him to go a day and a half a week. My step MIL watches him on Fridays. The goal is for me to start picking up the open sales position in our business. I'm pretty close to quitting the salon. I have had no-shows EVERY shift since I came back. I have never in my career had to deal with this but it's getting ridiculous. I'll just contract out to do hair for weddings. Maybe start doing makeup, too.


So many random ramblings lol.

[pixie523]

jjh1119, I can't believe you're having such shit with no shows. That's so shitty. Good luck touring the daycare!

[singingmama10]

pixie523, I hope you have fun tonight! I know what you mean about a different kind of "me" time though. Sure I like going out with my friends or even by myself... but the "me" time that I would really like... is to actually be left in my house completely alone. Oh and to not have any expectation of doing any housework while there. That has not happened in almost 8 months.

zengal, oops that was your mom's daily expectation... anyways I like it

[pixie523]

singingmama10, YES EXACTLY. I want everyone to leave the house and I sit there watching TV. Or even just sit there silently. I took a personal day back in May to do just that. Sent LO to the nanny share family and just sat. It was AWESOME.

Okay. Guess it's time to do the work now.

[jjh1119]

birthmarks: Liam has the most adorable little one on his low back that looks like lips. SUPER cute.

I am laughing a bit too hard at "poopfoot" I'm sorry singingmama10

songbirdsinging55, I hope Isaac learns it's okay when you walk away, soon. Separation anxiety must be super tough. Do you guys play peek a boo? That typically helps them to learn that you will come back. We do it all the time. Like H or I will leave the room then quickly pop back in. Liam finds it hysterically funny.


zengal, I feel like having all those emotions DAILY is a bit much. but maybe a good rule of thumb, though. Hope the tears were happy?

pixie523, I hope you have fun tonight! Is there anyone you would trust to do an overnight with baby? Or maybe beg the H to do a full night? That way you can be refreshed. The lack of sleep can really weigh anyone down.

[MsNicole06]

@pizie523 enjoy your time tonight.

zengal I like the way your mom thinks.

songbirdsinging55 I'm also experiencing separation anxiety. LO can crawl away from me but I can't walk out the room without crying happening.

[jjh1119]

zengal, I couldn't wait for your review. Just signed up for stitch fix myself. SO excited to get my first shipment. The quiz was so in depth. And they let you link your pinterest board??? I think I might enjoy this. So far I have it set monthly. If I love it, I might do every 2-3 weeks haha. UH OH.

[MsNicole06]

I'm so glad that 2 of you can review stitch fix. jjh1119 I'm even more interested since you mentioned linking up your pinterest board. I bit the bullet and ordered a $100 from a new boutique I found through my pinterest board.

If I win the lotto ever I'm buying my entire pinterest closet.

[jjh1119]

MsNicole06, I linked my board and then immediately started pinning some more stuff to it lol. I am in love with my pinterest closet. Perhaps this may help me to actually look like I know how to get dressed

[zengal]

pixie523 Not tears crying, more like verklempt. Although I agree it can sometimes be exhausting wearing my heart on my sleeve like I do. I hope you have a lot of fun out tonight!! And glad last nights sleep was an improvement.
singingmama10 It is impressive that LO puts himself to sleep! Definite victory!
As for the naps, it's most of the time 2. A long morning one and a short afternoon one. But occasionally she'll sneak a third catnap in around 4pm.
(I'm laughing "with you" at poopfoot.)
jjh1119 May you find your dream daycare!

[zengal]

jjh1119 Yay for stitch fix!!!

[jjh1119]

Oh yeah, singingmama10, We are doing 2 naps. One typically is 2 hours, the other typically 1 hour. He isn't consistent on which nap is which, though. Usually one is 9 am and the other around 12. If he wakes up super early, though everything shifts earlier and then there's a third one around 4. I try not to let him go down any later than 5:30 for a nap. At that point I'll just put him down a bit earlier.

[ninergirl52]

You ladies are making me miss stitch fix! I did it a couple of times, but it has gotten sooo much better since I did it last. On the shopping note, I had a sales lady at Nordstrom make me feel like a buffalo yesterday. I explained I was looking for a dress for a wedding that I could breastfeed in. So together we found about 10 dresses. When she came to check on me I told her unfortunately non of them were fitting right. Her response, "you know you could just go to Target and get a stretchy dress." - Maybe I'm being sensitive but I was floored and felt like she was telling me I was too fat for their dresses. Which I know is not true, trying to dress for my boobs is difficult, I get it. Thankfully I found the perfect dress at Banana Republic.

jjh1119 - I get sooo pissed when I hear about your no shows!! Seriously, what is wrong with people?!? Its just disrespectful on so many levels. I'm so sorry you have to deal with that.

songbirdsinging55 - Glad LO is ok but sorry you are dealing with separation anxiety, I worry about that when the day comes. singingmama10 - I'm right there with you on the me time. I'd like to just sit and do nothing.
zengal - your mom sounds so wise!

[jjh1119]

Yes, I am beginning to get real frustrated with the no shows to the point of being completely done. This past Saturday my own friend did it! HOW?!



You guys. I'm trapped in my house for life. There was a snake on my front porch. I sent the pic and video to my H. He laughed and said he knows I must be freaking out. YES I AM

[jjh1119]

I called and left a message at the dayrcare that we were going to be late. I got there 15 minutes late and the director left for the day. whaaat??

My cousin gave me the tour anyway but she doesn't know the pricing. The infant room goes to 18 months. Two teachers, 8 infants. Three of the babies are 1 year old, so they will "graduate" out in 6 months and there will be an opening for Liam. So January roughly. They follow our own schedule. So each baby stays on whatever nap/feed schedule they have at home. I provide all the meals in the infant room and they provide two snacks for the toddlers on up. The place was nice and clean. It's brand new, the babies looked happy. I got to ask the infant "teachers" some questions. 4 of the kids were napping, two were eating. No one was fussing, which was nice to see.

So I like it, but not sure. I guess I'll take a look at a couple others and compare. Though there aren't many places here who do part time as little as 1.5 days. Which is all I'm looking for.

[l8rg8r]

ninergirl52 I'm glad you found a dress. That woman that was helping you needs to keep her mouth shut!

It is only Tuesday and it is already a busy, crazy week. We have 8 month pics tomorrow. Can I just say how hard it is to coordinate outfits for 5 people?!

DH is taking our oldest son to a baseball game on Thursday evening. So I will have our 3 yo and baby to do dinner and bed by myself. Not that big of a deal, but it is nice to have a second set of hands to help out if lo is being fussy.

I hope everyone is having a good day!

[MsNicole06]

ninergirl52 that sales woman is just rude and insensitive. I'm glad you found a dress.

DD had allowed me to leave the room without crying today. She is currently napping and I'm looking at first bday ideas on Pinterest. I'm currently debating on if I should just order the stuff now to make her a tutu.

[zengal]

ninergirl52 I canNOT believe a saleslady was so rude! I hope she works on commission.
jjh1119 The daycare sounds pretty nice! I do wonder how the others will compare.
l8rg8r I tried to coordinate outfits for five people a couple weekends ago for cousin pictures...it is no small feat- it looked better in the pictures than I thought it would though.
MsNicole06 Make the tutu!!!

[lovebuggies12]

singingmama10 my ds went to 2 short naps a while ago. Just when I was loving and getting used to the multiple naps. The evening nap can last up to 3 hrs once in a while.

DS bit my nipple really hard yesterday. I almost lost my shit. But it was really my fault. I was using the pre-teeth method I used to have to get him to calm down and go to sleep. Except he was fighting sleep and wanted to get up and play. And of course if you react they think it's funny. He used to gum me all the time to get the same reaction out of me. I can't help it, that shit really hurts. So my nipple went flat all night from pain and I still nursed him on it. I had to read kellymom to understand and not be so frustrated. Because I was ready to wean that second!!!

[sjp03]

I am in the waiting room for my breast ultrasound. I am a bit nervous. I just keep taking calming breaths. Then this lady comes in in a wheelchair, pulls up next to me, and starts talking loudly on her cell phone. I hate hate hate loud people in waiting rooms. Now I'm ragey and nervous.

[pixie523]

ninergirl52, that woman does not sound very good at her job. I'm sorry she was shitty!

singingmama10, I, uh, also laughed at poopfeet. (sorry) and as for naps we've been consistently at 2 naps; one for about an hour and one for 2. When she's at the nanny share she can nap up to 3 hours in the afternoon. My nanny has sleep voodoo.

jjh1119, I've toyed with asking my step mom to come do an overnight; but with logistics and my father's health issues (MS) it sounds like a lot of work. Sadly with the layout of our condo, even if H takes all night wakings, I'd still hear her and be up. I think the condo aspect makes me extra anxious about the night wake ups. Is she waking our upstairs neighbors? City living can be really tough sometimes. It is temporary. It will pass. Last night was better than the night before, and i'm just going to go back to my mantra of "It will come."

[lovebuggies12]

ninergirl52 maybe I'm a sensitive bitch but I would've told her boss or made her feel stupid for telling me that... Both weddings I was in, the ladies had us get the convertible dress from Sugar Bits. I think I paid $70. But it grew with my pregnant belly and now I can breastfeed in this next one. Thank goodness they chose those dresses lol.

[nerdalert]

Jul 14, 2015 11:21:59 GMT -5 ninergirl52 said:

You ladies are making me miss stitch fix! I did it a couple of times, but it has gotten sooo much better since I did it last. On the shopping note, I had a sales lady at Nordstrom make me feel like a buffalo yesterday. I explained I was looking for a dress for a wedding that I could breastfeed in. So together we found about 10 dresses. When she came to check on me I told her unfortunately non of them were fitting right. Her response, "you know you could just go to Target and get a stretchy dress." - Maybe I'm being sensitive but I was floored and felt like she was telling me I was too fat for their dresses. Which I know is not true, trying to dress for my boobs is difficult, I get it. Thankfully I found the perfect dress at Banana Republic.

jjh1119 - I get sooo pissed when I hear about your no shows!! Seriously, what is wrong with people?!? Its just disrespectful on so many levels. I'm so sorry you have to deal with that.

songbirdsinging55 - Glad LO is ok but sorry you are dealing with separation anxiety, I worry about that when the day comes. singingmama10 - I'm right there with you on the me time. I'd like to just sit and do nothing.
zengal - your mom sounds so wise!

This sounds a lot like "We only carry sizes 1, 3, and 5. You could try Sears." from Mean Girls. 

[nerdalert]

Birthmarks: singingmama10 I have a birthmark on my leg, and I always have people telling me I have dirt on my leg! Not so much now, but it happened pretty often in elementary school.

Naps: LO still usually takes 3. 30 mins in the morning, an hour in the afternoon, 30 mins in the evening. Not always, but that's pretty typical.

Separation anxiety: Yep, we are dealing with this too

l8rg8r We're doing family pictures next week, and I'm stressing out about planning outfits for just 3 of us! 5 would be really hard!

pixie523 We live in an apartment, and I also worry about if we're waking people up in the motn with LO crying. But fortunately, a couple with a baby just a few months older than LO moved in below us awhile ago, so if they hear it I'm sure they understand. I also never hear anybody else doing anything in our building. So I doubt people can hear much.

sjp03 Hope everything goes well today!