Posting and running today, because I HAVE to get some work done in my classroom. Taking my little man to the doc today to get some answers about his skin, which only seems to be getting worse. It doesn't seem to bother him much, but it's killing me to think I'm doing something to cause it. Hoping to find out what the dealio is.
You ladies are fabulous, if someone hasn't told you that today!
Add me to the no time with baby club. It does suck to be a working mama. I've been flexing my schedule like crazy. Going into work late and leaving early is still happening now that I've been back at work for a month. I'm sure people notice.
LO turned 6mo yesterday! It was bittersweet to me. Bitter that he's growing up so fast and I feel like I'm about to miss a lot of his milestone working. Sweet that he's come such a long way from the helpless alien that he was. I now have a legit sleep thru the night baby! Well, one night feed on most nights from 7am-7pm.
One tooth discovered in my little bunny's bottom gum. There's another one right next door about to break thru too.
Re: packing - why is it so chilly in the Bay Area all the time? (cc: mommadozercrispywheats) I feel like I've got to unpack my fall clothes for this visit.
And don't give me that microclimate talk my sister does ;-)
It was around this time 3 years ago (dang, where had the time gone) that I went to California. The trip spanned from Napa down to San Diego. I had to pack fall and summer clothes! But I managed to do it for a 9 day trip...in a carry on.
I kept meaning to ask if you were visiting family or friends, or just going for the heck of it. I hope you enjoy your time with your sister! Has she met G yet?
aggiebug Going along with that, the other day I went by the store on my way home, which I usually don't do. I went inside with the bag and about 30 minutes later I realized I left my pump bag outside. Then the next morning when I went to put DS in his car seat I found that I left that outside twice.
I can see how someone would leave their kid in the car if they aren't the one to do daycare drop off or whatever. Ugh, scary.
Oh wow that is scary. I mentioned the new car seat with an alert to H and he got all uppity about it. Kind of an if you have to get a seat that will remind you maybe you shouldn't have a kid attitude. I quickly shut him down on that mentality but ugh.
All is fine I was just super exhausted with a headache and she was fussy but wouldn't nap. She is now napping and I napped too. All is better.
Re: packing - why is it so chilly in the Bay Area all the time? (cc: mommadozercrispywheats) I feel like I've got to unpack my fall clothes for this visit.
And don't give me that microclimate talk my sister does ;-)
It was around this time 3 years ago (dang, where had the time gone) that I went to California. The trip spanned from Napa down to San Diego. I had to pack fall and summer clothes! But I managed to do it for a 9 day trip...in a carry on.
I kept meaning to ask if you were visiting family or friends, or just going for the heck of it. I hope you enjoy your time with your sister! Has she met G yet?
Thanks! She was here when he was born. She last saw him at 3 days old!
Also California weather variation is crazy, even though I realize it's a really long state. Typical high/low for Oakland this weekend is 78/61. I'm over here like
Ya'll, I'm just posting and running, haven't read spam, but can anyone tell me if I can take Theraflu while nursing? I'm at work and can't look it up, so TYIA! Will catch up on my pumping break.
Already had a four year old temper tantrum breakdown before 10 am. Send help and a coffee IV. There is only so much "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" that I can handle and I've reached my max already this week...
Calling the doc this morning about LO. He's snotty, slightly gunky eyes and has been acting like he doesn't feel well. He's also had really runny bms this week and had a low grade fever on Sunday and Monday. Could be teething? Although he isn't cutting anymore teeth yet that I know of. His babysitter said she thought it was one of his ears bothering him. I wish babies could talk when this happens. Tell me what's wrong with you!!
Yesterday was very frustrating. I'm going to try and keep it short but it is lengthy.
I work with my 2 bfs. One got married a couple of years ago at 38 and had her one and only baby in October at 39. She took the last 10 months off from teaching. She said she wasn't coming back to our school because she hated our principal and had told us since she got pregnant that she would never come back to our school. Well, that plan didn't work and now she is coming back and is bitter about it. She is also losing her mind about putting her daughter in daycare (it is an in-home center). She has only been away from the baby 3 times in 10 months, and the LO is super clingy.
So one of our coworkers called me to ask for her number because there is a change to her teaching schedule. I called my bf to give her some warning because I didn't want her to go nuclear on this person who was just the messenger. BF ran into this person at school and went off on her in the main office saying that she shouldn't be hearing about schedule changes from me and that our school needs to have better communication. There were multiple people in there and she kept ranting about hearing it from me and making it sound like I was a huge gossip in front of admin and office staff.
WTF!? I was just trying to be a good friend and help her process what was happening and she threw me under the fucking bus. I'm so pissed and don't want to deal with the drama. She is just angry that she has to come back to our school. She has already cried and bitten someone's head off for saying it will get easier taking LO to daycare and said she didn't want anyone to tell her that it will get easier. I love her but I wish she had gotten another job. She is going to make us all miserable this year with her bitterness.
Re: packing - why is it so chilly in the Bay Area all the time? (cc: mommadozercrispywheats) I feel like I've got to unpack my fall clothes for this visit.
And don't give me that microclimate talk my sister does ;-)
Haha. It's a nice getaway for us in the valley right now. I love going there once it gets cold in the valley during the winter , it's warm and sunny in the bay.
Mark twain couldn't of said it better... The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.
Post by toadandbuggie on Aug 6, 2015 10:06:20 GMT -5
aggiebug, Been there. Hugs boxerrrmama85, You deserve all sorts of medals for going back after 6 weeks. I can't imagine how you feel. I hated working and only getting to see DS for a couple hours a day too. Just remember you are doing the best you can for her and setting a great example of hard work! badw0lf, I couldn't focus on work either! It's so hard bc your priorities change so much when you have a baby. I would find myself staring at photos and videos and showing anyone who would listen. lotsofdotts I would be super pissed. That's not cool. She needs to start acting more like an adult. Her actions are extremely childish. Does she realize that she's lucky to have a job at all?
Big fat glass of wine to all the working moms and struggling moms and every mom that needs it! (which is probably all of us).
I POAS last night and it was negative. H was actually disappointed...I think I've made this baby situation entirely too easy on him if that's his response, ha.
I POAS last night and it was negative. H was actually disappointed...I think I've made this baby situation entirely too easy on him if that's his response, ha.
I cringed when I read that first part. Yay for negative?
Post by mrsclark731 on Aug 6, 2015 11:10:10 GMT -5
lotsofdotts, boooo for her. If she wanted to make a big production of the schedule change--fine. But throwing you under the bus bitching about 'communication?' Not cool.
Have you approached her yet? Or any of the people she threw you under the bus to?
Post by mrsclark731 on Aug 6, 2015 11:17:20 GMT -5
For those of you dying to know, I made it to the liquor store and back before DD woke up. And they open at 10am. I was there by 10:10 getting side eye from the patrons of the Planet Fitness next door.
Post by dmorgendorffer on Aug 6, 2015 11:26:27 GMT -5
boxerrrmama85 dealing with some of the same feelings here. We all leave the house by 7am and even if I leave work early I am home by 5:30 at the earliest, which means I get a whole 2 hours with DD before its her bedtime. It sucks. Even on the days I can wfh it gets me maybe an extra hour, with her but probably not even that much.
PikoPiko it frustrates me so much when I feel like people are judging me for the amount of time I spend in the office - that mentality is totally unfair to working moms. I'm in the office for about an hour alone each morning before everyone else starts showing up, but I definitely feel like people notice when I leave anyway. Honestly if I'm getting my work done without spending 60 hours a week in the office why does it matter? Work smarter, not longer.
Finished all the food! Had to add apples in there as well to fill it all up. We've now got: parsnips, pears, butternut squash, rutabaga, broccoli, green beans, carrots, and apples. I still have some bok choy from the first batch I made, so I'm not super upset that it didn't work today.
And G has decided to be a bit of a pill and not eat and not let me eat.
DS has suddenly forgotten how to put himself to sleep for naps. Or make it through sleep cycles. I don't even want to blame it on the switch to a sleep sack cause we had three weeks of only one arm or neither arm swaddled. Maybe we're combining the 4/6 month sleep regressions into one great big nap strike.
@holachica same! I do not bring stuff home to work on because I get it done during the day. I work every minute possible during school hours to accomplish this. When we got married that was my rule so I could be present at home. I will live by that now even more with O.
lotsofdotts, yup, yay for negative. I screwed up my BCP a few days before H and I DTD the other week (of course), so I was prepared for either way. I'm not "ready" for another yet but it would have been okay.
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