Today is DD's 6 month appointment, I can't wait to see how much she has grown but holy heck how has it been a half a year .
The rest of the day is a made dash of getting ready for vacation. I have me, DD, the dogs and the house to get ready (maybe I shouldn't have colored during nap time yesterday ) then H will stroll in and pack himself tonight and wonder why I am still dashing around the house. Ha.
That's crazy about the 6th month appointment. We just did our 4 month a week ago! We were late on the birth train though... Yikes. Good luck!!
Post by hollydfromtn on Jul 23, 2015 9:47:58 GMT -5
Speaking of 6 months, DS will be 6 months on Wednesday. We're throwing a little half birthday party here at our house for him next weekend and I'm so excited. It's really just a cookout for the grandparents and great grandparents to all come hang out, no gifts. They haven't all been in the same place since the hospital when he was born.
[/quote]Thanks! We mainly did it to try and give them more time with Jake. They tend to come over for a few hours once a month but never spend quality time with him, so they're really excited to see him luckily Mom's started it well: "please bring all the baby stuff for us to drive to your sister's place". Uhm no... Jake's only 6 months so we're still using most of it. I told you three times that we can't give you the stuff until Decemberish. She just expects us to go without. I have the feeling a lot of patience will be required. [/quote]
Ugh, that would get on my nerves so badly!!!! Breathe, just breathe. I don't get why your parents expect you to sacrifice everything for your sister... and so blatantly, too! Sorry, can you tell I also have a spoiled older sister?! Their defense is always "but you can handle so much more..." Squeaky wheel gets the oil and coddling produces a child that continues to need coddling. Wow, sorry. End rant. I wish you lots of luck and patience and hope it ends up being a good trip anyway! Edit: don't know what happened with that quote, but this is WittyLittle
I've got some spam. Let's see, knee is still a bitch. However, they have removed 60cc of blood & "other fluid" from it, so that has helped. I've developed this horrible big rash on the sides & back of my knee. They gave me antibiotics. No cream?! It's itchy. Hivey. And it bleeds everywhere. I feel like a leper. All I need is a hump on my back. DD is home, yay! She hated her trip with the sperm donor. He's requested a continuance in his attempt to obtain sole physical custody of DD, citing his "new work schedule will not permit him to move forward with custody changes at this time." Kinda takes the exigency out of his "my daughter is in an unsafe environment " argument. Lord he's stupid. I've also realized how much my body has changed as a result of the pregnancy with DS. I'm pretty much back to pre-pregnancy weight (this is in by no means a brag since I've been sick and had two surgeries since his birth and I gained weight PRE pregnancy due to fertility meds and I still haven't lost the fertility meds weight) but shit, my body is different. Things don't fit like they used to. And my stomach is disgusting, it looks like a wrinkly deflated balloon and my once perfect (albeit fake) boobs look like something off off "Botched." I have hope that this skin with tighten back up on my stomach & not be so wrinkly & hangy. However, fat ass and flappy stomach aside, I wouldn't change it for the world. I love my kids.
I really hope they can recover them too. Luckily I do have some on FB and on my computer, so not all is lost. I also do groovebook so I have some paper copies too. I am more mad about the videos. I'm already forgetting DD's little newborn mannerisms. Tear.
You ladies are inspiring me to get going on my weight loss. I was so good right when I got cleared for exercise - I started doing videos and going walking. But then I went back to work and didn't pick it up again when summer started. Would anyone want to do a healthy eating/working out check-in?
I'd love to do a eating/working out check in. I'd love to see what healthy ways others are doing to try & lose weight.... I can't exactly work out yet, but I can chime in with physical therapy.
Mom2Ms I find it comical how stupid your ex is (I would say "no offense," but I know you don't care?). He really doesn't make any sense and seems to think he's sneaky or working the system but really looks like a complete dumbass in court.
Mom2Ms I find it comical how stupid your ex is (I would say "no offense," but I know you don't care?). He really doesn't make any sense and seems to think he's sneaky or working the system but really looks like a complete dumbass in court.
Hello! Finally a free second to check-in! I can't believe how old our babies are all getting *tear* . The more time that passes the more my memory of the struggles I had during the newborn phase craps out. I somehow remember it fondly and miss those days?
Also, I am always on the tapatalk app and never get notifications anymore. I never know what's going on. Boo. Anybody else have this issue?
Myself, B and my youngest sister are headed out of province for the weekend with a trailer load of show cattle. DH is staying behind to work and rip apart our living room and formal dining room so we can re-insulate and drywall before B is officially mobile. Here's hoping the weekend goes well for us girls and DH makes some real progress while we are gone!
Post by AppropriateChocolate on Jul 23, 2015 10:36:05 GMT -5
Happy Thursday Ladies. Posting and Running. 1st of all why are the babies turning 6 months already. I'm gonna cry when DD hits 6 months in August. I want to have a 1/2 bday party for her, but I don't think cake is an option. DD has also haulted in teething, so it seems she will be like I was as a baby and get teeth late.
Rant: (feel free to skip) I'm So frustrated because people are ordering waist trainers/butt lifters and not paying for them on time, which in turn makes me pay more to my distributor. I think it's time to have add a pay by date or you can't order of you miss a pay by date or something. I also have men looking for the men version of a waist trainers but they don't want to pay the cost. Dude the fact that you want one is already sketchy but our cost tremendously more so either order and pay up or shut the neck up and move along. Rant Over
For those doing solids I have a question how often do you give solids. We are starting a new no cry sleep training per our doctor to help DD sleep better at night and to help self soothe he recommends solids twice a day breakfest and dinner, but that seems like a lot to me. We are starting it today so I will keep you posted.
@holachica, Yay for your own classroom! I'm back in mine today, and remembered to ask my principal to have the air turned on. The county office controls it remotely so we have to ask in advance or else it's a hotbox in here. I have a stack of things to laminate; one perk of working in the summer is plenty of film and no waiting line! <--Nerd comment there!
Post by lilyelayne on Jul 23, 2015 10:51:44 GMT -5
Mom2Ms, yay for your daughter being home, and boo for her father still being a dipshit. At least he's undermining his efforts to get custody? taberbtb, tapatalk is no longer giving me notifications either. You can click on any thread, click the three dot menu in the top right hand corner, then click web view. This brings you to mobile and you can click Profile at the top and see your notifications that way. There will be a bubble with a number of your new notifications above the word profile. You may need to navigate to Notifications in the drop down menu that defaults to Summary.
Post by lilyelayne on Jul 23, 2015 10:54:24 GMT -5
Teething is making my little guy so cranky. He wants to nurse less instead of more, so then he gets hangry on top of cranky. Poor thing. Also going from a frozen teether straight to the breast is WOAH COLD for momma. I didn't think that through the first time haha.
I think DS may be getting pink eye. It isn't really pink yet but it's super goopy and the inner corner is a little puffy and red. I put some breastmilk in it.
Shockingly, none of my children have ever had pink eye so I have no experience with this. If you've treated pink eye with breastmilk before, was it effective? How long before you started to see results? We leave for vacation on Saturday so I'm thinking I may take him in to the pedi tomorrow, if it doesn't seem to be getting better. That way at least I could get a prescription to bring with us, in case it comes to that.
I think DS may be getting pink eye. It isn't really pink yet but it's super goopy and the inner corner is a little puffy and red. I put some breastmilk in it.
Shockingly, none of my children have ever had pink eye so I have no experience with this. If you've treated pink eye with breastmilk before, was it effective? How long before you started to see results? We leave for vacation on Saturday so I'm thinking I may take him in to the pedi tomorrow, if it doesn't seem to be getting better. That way at least I could get a prescription to bring with us, in case it comes to that.
DS hasn't had pink eye, and I'm not an ophthalmologist, but I did work as an ophthalmic tech for 8ish years. Pink eye tends to be viral, like a cold, so it'll get better on its own. Rarely it's bacterial and would benefit from antibiotics. The three ophthalmologists I worked for would say it will likely get better on its own but would write you a Rx for a combo antibiotic & steroid drop if you wished. The steroids may shorten the course even if it's viral, and the antibiotic covers the possibility of bacterial. Relatively little topical ophthalmic medicine gets through to the rest of your body, so it's not like taking oral antibiotics just cause.
Warm compresses can help melt any mucus that's sticking eyelids/lashes together. Lots of hand washing!
Posting and running. Will catch up later. I made a huge mistake in forgetting my flanges today!! I was in the room already and super engorged so I just spent 30mins hand expressing 4oz. That was painful. Off to target I go!!
Mom2Ms your ex does sound so stupid. And I'm with you on the pre-prego weight not being what it used to be. I dropped my last 10 lbs when I went dairy free for dd and am at my starting weight. Again, not meaning that to be a brag. If I hadn't needed to cut out dairy for her sake, I would still be hovering 10 up. But seriously, nothing fits the way it used to! Totally worth it, though.
Post by lotsofdotts on Jul 23, 2015 11:57:14 GMT -5
I'm posting and running. My phone is dying. I just had to give you guys an idea of the chaos I am in. Good news is that I got a high chair, about 20 items of fall/winter clothes and all his Christmas presents for $95! And this is just one building. The big ticket items are in another building.
Post by mrsclark731 on Jul 23, 2015 12:11:24 GMT -5
mumomma13, I'm at a crossroads with my blonde hair, as well. I got this natural ombré thing going on right now. H likes blondes though, so I guess I'll text my girl today and ask for alllll the bleach.
Post by mrsclark731 on Jul 23, 2015 12:15:13 GMT -5
My neighbor had an emergency c section on Tuesday, and she wasn't due till 9/5. She only weighs 4lbs 10oz but her post on FB said that so far all of the tests have come back good. I don't know what that means, exactly, but I think she's going to be ok.
She texted me this morning and asked if I could watch her three year old for 30-45 minutes at 2:00. I'm waiting for DD to wake up from her nap, then I'll feed her and we'll head over. I'm about to get a taste of what life is like with a toddler and 5 month old
Mom2Ms I find it comical how stupid your ex is (I would say "no offense," but I know you don't care?). He really doesn't make any sense and seems to think he's sneaky or working the system but really looks like a complete dumbass in court.
You are correct my dear, I do not care. He does look like a dumb ass. He did last month too when he thought he was too smart to talk to me about child support. I told him it was going to go UP. I OFFERED to keep it the same measly rate that it was. Nope. He wanted to go to court. Guess what, it went up. He looks stupid. All the time. I'm certain that the custody change he's seeking is so that he doesn't have to pay child support....
We have a tooth! I repeat, we have a tooth! I'm in shock. But it makes sense because he kept crying chewing on things yesterday, but it hadn't popped through by the time I left for work. He was chewing on my fingers this morning when I felt the tooth! He's getting too big Anyone else have teeth yet?
We have a tooth! I repeat, we have a tooth! I'm in shock. But it makes sense because he kept crying chewing on things yesterday, but it hadn't popped through by the time I left for work. He was chewing on my fingers this morning when I felt the tooth! He's getting too big Anyone else have teeth yet?
+1 with a weight loss thread. I have lost 48 lbs from right before giving birth. But I'm not stopping there! I have been using the free app lose it! and lost 30 lbs since starting. I have 30 to go from my personal goal and it'd be nice to have the accountability with a check-in. Hopefully by Oct I'll reach my goal!
ETA: clearly I am a bigger girl and I have a lot more to lose than just baby weight.
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