Post by turtletyme on Jul 29, 2015 11:02:39 GMT -5
I just shoveled cold chicken in my face, straight from the fridge. It's 11:57 am. My kid cries hourly, so we guess that's lunch. I love you, 6 week growth spurt. She keeps appearing to watch TV when it's on, which I feel is impossible at this point, but I still have her back to the TV in the rnp so I can watch housewives.
turtletyme cold fried chicken and cold pork chops are the best! For some reason I only eat leftovers cold. If they're reheated they disgust me. Cold spaghetti is my fav!
Ugh...I am home with both kids because DS had a fever lastnight so he couldn't go to daycare. Dd is not wanting anything but to be held and he doesn't want to do anything but sit in my lap and snuggle.
Lunch time and his nap can't come soon enough. I am taking him to the pedi thus afternoon, though, because his tubes fell out last week and the ENT said he had fluid behind his ears. I want to make sure we don't have an infection.
Post by sugarkissed on Jul 29, 2015 12:30:43 GMT -5
@bubbs119, A friend of mine just had a baby and baby fever has hit me again too. Which is insane, because I have a 6 week old and a not quite 2 year old and my life is chaos. We said we'd be done at 2 kids.
Post by musicfrk2002 on Jul 29, 2015 12:39:25 GMT -5
turtletyme I think J watches TV too, haha. If he is crying and I pick him up and that doesn't help, but I stand with my back to the TV so he can see over my shoulder, it sure looks like he is watching it and he calms down. Weird, huh?
I am spending the day babysitting--oh excuse me, as my mom called it "adultchildsitting"--my 23 year old stepbrother. Yep. At least so far he seems to be doing what he is supposed to.
Post by billyhorrible on Jul 29, 2015 13:23:29 GMT -5
This is what you have to look forward to. My 3.5 year old's song last night:
My penis is pointing up, not down. I'm really serious, it's pointing up. It hurts. Now mommy is helping me put on my pants. She's pulling them on. Now mommy is putting on my shirt. I'm going to pick out a story and daddy's going to read the story with us. I'm going to go get daddy.
At which point the song ended because he left the room.
i ate tremendously spicy thai food the other night and the next day LO was in the best mood ever and not gassy at all...it made me wonder if i should eat spicy food more often!
Here's some randoms. I have serious baby fever. I just want MORE babies. Ironic because I wasn't sure I was ready for ONE in the first place. I could also picture myself being a SAHM which I never could before. AAAAND LO slept 8.5 hours last night!
I'm starting to mentally prepare LO and myself for her to go to daycare. Working on starting to get her on a schedule. First starting by writing down the schedule she has herself on and will go from there.
i went through baby fever too a few months after i had DS! i was so depressed thinking about if i would have another baby or not. this time around we have 2 and i have no desire or thoughts to have more. i have been dreaming lately of being a stay at home mom too. but financially its just not in the cards for us right now.
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jul 29, 2015 16:50:30 GMT -5
Practiced nursing in the carrier/wrap today with DD- Success!! I'm so excited about it because it seems to open up a whole new world of possibilities. We're going to the outlet mall on Saturday for my birthday and now I know it's not going to take 900 years because she has to eat for 40 minutes. So pumped!!
I have to pack DD up at 4 am tomorrow and friday to drop SO off at work because we only have one car. Then I have to pack up again for our actual appointments later. This is going to suck.
Post by carolyngrace on Jul 29, 2015 18:47:27 GMT -5
Thank God there's a chat stew here because I need to drop in and post NOW. This baby is crazy tonight! He took one awesome 3-hour nap and then has not stayed asleep since. He woke up from that nap at 2:30. He has had a couple of 20-minute naps, but nothing real.
So now it's 7:45 and he's been screaming on and off for an hour. I keep nursing, bouncing, and putting in the crib to see if he'll work it out himself. But my baby that knows how to sleep when he's tired has disappeared.
I'm not sure what else to do than keep trying until he finally passes out, but what is the deal?!?!
Thank God there's a chat stew here because I need to drop in and post NOW. This baby is crazy tonight! He took one awesome 3-hour nap and then has not stayed asleep since. He woke up from that nap at 2:30. He has had a couple of 20-minute naps, but nothing real.
So now it's 7:45 and he's been screaming on and off for an hour. I keep nursing, bouncing, and putting in the crib to see if he'll work it out himself. But my baby that knows how to sleep when he's tired has disappeared.
I'm not sure what else to do than keep trying until he finally passes out, but what is the deal?!?!
[br That's so frustrating! My LO has had crappy naps today too:( sleepy baby dust to your little guy!
carolyngrace when DD gets that way I lay down with her and rub her back in the dark while talking to her in a reassuring voice. It takes a few minutes but she calms down enough to sleep after. I'm sure you've probably tried it, but FX he gets to sleep soon.
I started getting prints back today from our family photos. I replaced a couple pictures we had up. Physically looking at the difference 2 years has made us was both exciting, and a little surreal!
In other news, we are going to the lake tomorrow morning for beach time and picnic with a friend and her daughter. I'm irrationally excited we bought a mini van before DD was born so we can hook up her daughter's car seat and make full use of all the space lol! oh, the little things.
We're in the crappy nap world too. I blame the 6 week growth spurt starting and our very loose schedule turned topsy turvy- not that we really had one - and N always fights sleep. Poor kid looks exhausted- at least he's been sleeping well at night.
Something in the house smells (and it isn't me, I checked), there are several chores that haven't been done and I don't care. This week has been as hard as the first week - I'm so tired. If my DH complains about being tired or sleep deprived I might kill him... I know he's tired and he's been super awesome overall but last night he told me he was so tired and looked so annoyed when I asked for some help while holding a screaming baby. I about lost it. Anyone go through another hormone mood swing/crash around week 5-6? I'm hoping that's my issue...
Post by wegrowsheep on Jul 29, 2015 20:54:12 GMT -5
Just sitting here, feeding T (and listening to him fill his diaper, fx it doesn't leak) and browsing the new IKEA catalog before it gets mailed to the rest of the world. Perks to DH's job.
T's naps were good today. I got halfway through the last 2 batches of applesauce. One of them is spiced apple butter and my house smells like Christmas. Win.
We had our first major craptastrophe yesterday. The poosplosion took out a onesie, a blanket, my pants, and a pillow. It was insane.
T has been super fussy all evening. I'm tired. Husband is tired and going off of about 3 hours of sleep from working last night. Bless him for helping me today instead of napping.
I need to prep for daycare too. T starts next Thursday, and I am NOT ready to go back to work. I'm going to look like shit that first day of inservice. I don't even think I'm going to attempt makeup that day. Not worth it.
wegrowsheep Yay for a house that smells like Christmas!! Makes my soul joyful to think of the lights and putting up our tree.
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jul 30, 2015 2:20:55 GMT -5
I left DD with DH downstairs while I went upstairs and worked on organizing and ordering things for DD's christening party, I could kind of hear her squawking occasionally (she's usually is pretty calm in the evenings) and I could tell it was stressing H out- especially when he came upstairs and asked me why she was crying. Idk babe, because she's a baby?! He's got to get better at actually hanging out with her rather then her falling asleep on his chest all the time, even though that's helpful too;)
I messed up my lower back yesterday morning getting out of bed while holding Owen. Putting weight on my right leg isn't really working and bending over to pick him up doesn't work. DH worked from home yesterday and helped me out as much as possible. He had to do all the nighttime diaper changes -oh darn ;-). He just informed me how awesome I am because I do night times alone. He's off again today because my back isn't much better. I have a dr appointment this afternoon. I'm guessing they'll give me stretching exercises and muscle relaxers. I feel kind of defeated because it seems like if it isn't one thing it's another. I had a tooth abscess and was really sick from it two weeks ago and now there's this. I just want to feel fully functional with my baby which has yet to happen. I know we'll get there it's just taking longer than I thought. At least DH has officially recognized that MOTN changes and feedings suck. I don't think he'll complain about being tired anymore!
This might go in fffc tomorrow but my daughter has had two huge blow out poops today (after 11 days of not going) and my husband has had to deal with them both since I can't go up and down the stairs easily. Not even sorry.
Post by musicfrk2002 on Jul 30, 2015 14:03:42 GMT -5
My ob's office just changed my 6 week appointment. Again. I guess my Dr had to head over for a delivery, which I totally get, but still. Twice. Now it is next monday, at 8 weeks pp.
I'm more upset that I have to figure out something else to do today than anything. And that we have to be at the Dr at 9 am monday, when we are normally napping.
Post by holliberry28 on Jul 30, 2015 15:49:33 GMT -5
So my fisherprice snugabunny swing seems to have stopped swinging. This swing SAVES us when M is extra fussy. Should I get another fisher price swing or get another brand?
I'm not too fond of the Mamaroo, but do your LO's like it? Or another swing brand?
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