Thursday Spam is my Jam

[lilyelayne]

Good morning, ladies!

[lilyelayne]

DH and I really need to decide if we're going to Memphis this weekend. If we are holy crap I need to get myself in gear on laundry and cleaning house.

[lotsofdotts]

I'm trying to talk myself into getting out of bed. Today is our trial run for daycare. I'm not ready for this. Why can't I win the lottery and stay at home? I don't want to work.

[aggiebug]

Anyone looking for a good read the Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley is a Kindle daily deal today. It's a favorite of mine.

DD, H, and the dog were all against me last night so I am going to go find more caffeine and my zen.

[aggiebug]

Aug 13, 2015 5:38:33 GMT -5 lotsofdotts said:

I'm trying to talk myself into getting out of bed. Today is our trial run for daycare. I'm not ready for this. Why can't I win the lottery and stay at home? I don't want to work.

Hugs momma it's tough, but you do love your job. I have heard you talk about it a lot. You will find your routine and both you and Brady will thrive.

[WittyLittle]

good luck lotsofdotts,! it's going to be ok I had similar feelings when I went back to my job after dealing with (in my case) depression and then again when I got back from maternity leave. After a few days it got a lot better and now all of us are thriving, as aggiebug said. You can do it, and you're great at it, now go get em!

[RedGiant]

Good morning! I've been busy lately and not quite kept up with spam, but hello again. my week started off with a bang: as I was getting DD up from her crib, DS was playing on my bed and decided to throw himself backward and hit his head on our wood headboard. He cut his head and we rushed to the pediatrician and he got a staple to close the wound. Kinda set the tone for my week.

Today DS got up early and wouldn't go back to sleep, so I am grumpy. maybe running around Target later will help both of us

[pitdigger]

DH was late getting home last night and then had to go back to town almost immediately because he didn't know he had to work show bar at the theatre. Teething is making G a clingy mess with 5 wakeups last night and finally only wanting to sleep on me. I need an hour or two by myself (with no one touching me) for a recharge if not a nap, but the earliest I'll get that is tomorrow at a leaving dinner for a friend, which will only count because G and DH are staying home.

And now, I'm off to the gym because I don't know.

[aggiebug]

RedGiant whoa! That had to be scary. You and me riding the grumpy train today. I hope Target is the right kind of fix

[WittyLittle]

RedGiant, oh no! That must have been scary! I'm glad all is ok now. Get lots of Target time in. It's supposed to help. Hope your week gets better fast!!!

[lotsofdotts]

aggiebug, and WittyLittle, Thanks, ladies! I know he will be fine. I have gone through this twice before. I guess I was so young before (21 and 26) that I didn't really have time to think about them going to daycare. At 36, I just want life to slow down, so I don't want to leave him. He will do wonderfully because he is easy-going. I'll just hug him tight tonight.

[cloe111479]

Aug 13, 2015 5:22:14 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Good morning, ladies!

? Zachary. I love him.

[FlutterOfYoshis]

lotsofdotts Good luck, mama! I hope it gets easier with time!

RedGiant Omg so scary for your LO! Hope it heals up quick and your Target trip feels good. It sounds like a good plan--I may do it myself today!

I haven't been on in a while so I'll be playing catch up. We've had a bunch of short visits to keep us busy. One visit was from one of my first students, who's now 23 (happens so quick when you teach HS! He bought me wine!)--it was actually really cool to see him, since he's really made a difference in himself since getting out from under a crappy home life. I didn't think I played as big a part in that as he gives me credit for, but I'm really proud of him for making his own way.

In LO news, we've finally reached the point in our slow sleep training process to get her into the crib this weekend. I'm apprehensive, but we did get her a lovie (Lolly the Giraffe) that I'm hoping will help. I've been cuddling up with her the past few nights so she has my smell--she's pretty cuddly. :-)

[toadandbuggie]

lotsofdotts, GL to your LO at his first day of DC and of course for you!
RedGiant, I am petrified of accidents like the one you described. Hope your DS heals fast!

Do you think my baby is teething?
I don't feel any bumps or see anything on the bottom but on the top I can definitely see teeth in waiting. He has been chewing his hand/clothing/wash cloths like crazy. He has been EXTRA clingy and needy and the past two nights his sleep has been terrible. After sleep training he was going down without one peep and now he fusses for 1/2 hour to an hour! And wakes up 3 times between 6-12am and then another time! He will be so tired, fall asleep on me, but the second I lay him down in the crib he freaks out. I've had to use the rock n play for naps because he is so unhappy in the crib and the rocking comforts him.

[michelle142]

Having 2 people in my house that don't speak English is a really huge PITA. My Spanish is very limited and they don't even understand what I'm saying 95% of the time. Don't get me wrong, they're very polite and DH's cousins have done great translating and what not, but it's hard.

Also - having 7 house guests... ugh.. just ugh.

[WittyLittle]

Aug 13, 2015 7:44:08 GMT -5 michelle142 said:

Having 2 people in my house that don't speak English is a really huge PITA. My Spanish is very limited and they don't even understand what I'm saying 95% of the time. Don't get me wrong, they're very polite and DH's cousins have done great translating and what not, but it's hard.

Also - having 7 house guests... ugh.. just ugh.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah I can so relate. When my inlaws come to stay it is just full Greek everywhere. My Greek has gotten ok over the years, but they've made no attempt at improving their English. The language barrier is FRUSTRATING. 'Would you like something to drink?' turns into the muppet show... how long are they staying? good luuuuuuck!

[toadandbuggie]

badw0lf, gum cysts? I've never heard of that! Hmmm. I just googled images and it probably is what's going on. But where the heck are his teeth?! He is almost 7 months.

[michelle142]

Aug 13, 2015 7:48:18 GMT -5 WittyLittle said:

Aug 13, 2015 7:44:08 GMT -5 michelle142 said:

Having 2 people in my house that don't speak English is a really huge PITA. My Spanish is very limited and they don't even understand what I'm saying 95% of the time. Don't get me wrong, they're very polite and DH's cousins have done great translating and what not, but it's hard.

Also - having 7 house guests... ugh.. just ugh.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah I can so relate. When my inlaws come to stay it is just full Greek everywhere. My Greek has gotten ok over the years, but they've made no attempt at improving their English. The language barrier is FRUSTRATING. 'Would you like something to drink?' turns into the muppet show... how long are they staying? good luuuuuuck!

They're here until tomorrow night.

The only thing the one boy understands is "what would you like to drink?" His answer is always "SPRITE!!!" The kid is obsessed with it. 

[dacora]

WittyLittle Saw your batsignal from yesterday! We're still okay!

I keep getting wrapped up in stuff. Tuesday I spent the day playing the new Dragon Age DLC, and other than that I've been hard at work on my silly Visual Novel game.

Roslin is trying really hard to start crawling and her 6 month appointment is this Saturday.

[hollydfromtn]

I feel so sorry for all of you ladies with consistently early risers. I have always been able to feed DS and snuggle him in bed to get a couple more hours out of him. That was not the case this morning. He decided 5:30 was playtime and would not have it any other way. This was after his 5 wake ups he had since 8:30.

I've got mountains of laundry and dishes to do today and zero motivation for any of it. I've decided for now DS can roll around on the floor while I lay on the couch drinking my coffee.

[mommadozer]

RedGiant glad your LO is okay!

lotsofdotts hang in there. It's hard at first but, you can do it!

toadandbuggie ya that does sound like it is teething. DS has two lowers coming in and he is refusing to eat chunky solids, I don't think he is used to chewing with teeth yet.

michelle142 7 house guests?! Yikes. I found those sexy pants on zulily last night. That whole collection had interesting pieces.

badw0lf hahaha. Way to get your coworkers minds wandering.

My sleep is so out of whack right now. When DS sleeps through the night, I still do not sleep well. I am constantly up peeing or having weird dreams wake me up.

[hollydfromtn]

lotsofdotts GL today! It will get easier once your students start back.

RedGiant that is so scary. I'm glad your DS is ok.

michelle142 that would drive me crazy.

[dacora]

Oh. Also, we lost another one of our rats on Monday. Rose (the grey one in my signature pic) who was our favorite. We were expecting Molly (the blond) to go next because she's got a few mammary tumors, but she's still fat and happy for the time being. Aside from affecting her stride, the tumors don't seem to bother her much.

And Roslin has her first tooth! It's still coming through, but the entire top of it has cleared the gumline.

[danitaec]

Good morning, ladies!

Bulletin boards are ruining my life right now. Open house is tonight, so most teachers have their doors all cute and decorated, students' names on them, etc. We're doing a school-wide nautical theme this year and everything is super cute. BUT. I have an 18' bulletin board outside my room that I'm supposed to keep decorated and such. If I never see a tape roll again it'll be too soon. #teacherprobs

On the plus side, my husband comes home today from his last trip with his current job before he starts his new one. That means I'll have bedtime help, and also be able to check out the meteor shower at 1am without being scared to go outside (I get up to pump around then anyway; who needs sleep?).

[michelle142]

Thanks ladies. Trust me, I'm counting down the hours until 7pm tomorrow when my house is clear of guests.

[maryxc1]

So the three year old woke up sick. Now that DD is mobile, I have no idea how to keep them from sharing germs. I know lots of hand washing and such, but with a runny nose and cough he is constantly wiping or covering. I tried putting some DD toys on a mat and telling him not to play with those, but DD isn't happy hanging out on her mat anymore. Ugh.

[cougarette]

*waves frantically* Hi ladies! I've been MIA this week because I was doing some all day training sessions for work. I should be receiving a link to take the exam soon and will hopefully become a certified scrum master.

Those were loooong days and I do not miss driving downtown. Traffic sucks. Anyway, I'm working from home today, so I should be able to check in more and get caught up (here, not with work, haha).

[hollydfromtn]

Aug 13, 2015 8:30:51 GMT -5 danitaec said:

Good morning, ladies!

Bulletin boards are ruining my life right now. Open house is tonight, so most teachers have their doors all cute and decorated, students' names on them, etc. We're doing a school-wide nautical theme this year and everything is super cute. BUT. I have an 18' bulletin board outside my room that I'm supposed to keep decorated and such. If I never see a tape roll again it'll be too soon. #teacherprobs

On the plus side, my husband comes home today from his last trip with his current job before he starts his new one. That means I'll have bedtime help, and also be able to check out the meteor shower at 1am without being scared to go outside (I get up to pump around then anyway; who needs sleep?).

I LOVE bulletin boards! I used to run an afterschool program and I really enjoyed switching up the board.

[cougarette]

Oh and a LONG pity party that you are free to ignore.

Tl;dr - baby cougar still hasn't rolled and I feel like I suck


DS's daycare starts their new school year on Monday and they move to the other side of the room where the bigger babies hang out.

Well DS is being "held back". It's just for a few weeks, until he's more mobile. By which I mean mobile at all. They said that because he's so small they don't want him to get trampled by the other babies. He can keep working with his current teacher (who we love, so that's good). But I just started feeling awful.

I haven't been good about tummy time. Part of the issue was all his spitting up in those early weeks. I wasn't about to put him on his tummy if he was going to be spitting up everywhere. He hates it when I try now, though. I've tried putting him up on the boppy part of my snoogle mini. He'll tolerate that for a while, but not for long.

He still isn't rolling. I think he's the last one in F15. While he's one of the youngest (2/25), he's not the youngest.

I know I shouldn't compare him, but I see everyone's babies sitting up and doing all these cool things.

I don't know, I guess I feel like I'm failing at the basics. I should have spent more time with him on the floor, on his tummy. And it's so hard because when I get home from work I start feeding him, then it's time to be making and eating our dinner. Then it's bedtime. While we're cooking and eating we do have him on the floor with toys near by that he'll hopefully try to reach for. A couple of times we've had him in the high chair with us to work in sitting, but not much.

I mean granted, this is the only milestone he hasn't hit. And maybe it's just because of his size (though I think even those with smaller babies are rolling and sitting up). Or he'll be one of those that just never rolls and crawls.

And he does have pretty good head control when we sit him up on our laps or when we hold him vertically. But then he slumps if we try to sit him up on his own.

Sorry for the length, I just feel blah. Oh and one other thing - his cousin who is 2 months younger now weighs almost the same amount and they started out the same weight. I think I also heard that he rolled once, but either way I'm sure he will sooner and I'll be hearing about it from mil.

[lilyelayne]

RedGiant hello! Scary about your son, glad he's okay.
pitdigger hope the gym improves your day & that you get your real recharge time soon.
FlutterOfYoshis hiiiii. That's so cool about your student!
michelle142 the idea of sprite being the only talking point made me laugh. Glad the visit is kinda sorta almost over.
badw0lf BAHAHAHA re: half n half
hollydfromtn maybe you'll get a nap later
mommadozer a sudden resurgence in weird or scary dreams is honestly why I POAS last week. I don't miss my bizarre pregnancy nightmares but weird vivid scary dreams are back despite the negative test.