Wise Wednesday Spam

[mrsclark731]

8:00am EST and no spam? 

[osumegs]

Hopefully that means some people got some sleep last night and are sleeping in today?

[osumegs]

Went to bed at 8 last night to try to get some eXtra sleep. DH ended up letting me sleep and took care of the wakeups until midnight. Felt so much better when I got up for my 12:30 pump.

[mrsclark731]

I'm about to put DD in the jumper for her MMCH time before her nap. My sister cleaned out her playroom and brought over ALL THE TOYS. There is so much crap hanging from her jumper and she loves it. DD will be occupied for at least a week

I have etsy work to finish she before I can edit the pictures from yesterday.

Another ridiculous hot and humid day here again. I can't wait for some cooler weather! Actually, I'll just take anything that isn't 99% humidity.

Hope everyone has a happy Wednesday!

[GeekBeagle]

Good morning! DS has a follow-up with the GI specialist at the children's hospital this afternoon. I'm looking forward to hearing what he has to say about starting solids. My co-workers have been begging me to bring DS in to the office, so we're stopping by for lunch on the way to the hospital. I'm excited!

[hollydfromtn]

Taking S to the doc this morning. We're still dealing with a neck rash that I assumed was drool related. I've been very meticulous about keeping it dry the past two weeks and there has been no improvement. Hopefully he can tell me what I'm doing wrong and be able to get it cleared up. S has been scratching at it like crazy this week.

[michelle142]

DD has added a wake-up at night for the last few nights. I'm not a fan. Hopefully this passes quickly.

I was so tired this morning that I brushed my teeth with hand soap. Like the kind that you pump out of a bottle. Not even CLOSE to a toothpaste tube. I don't know WTF I was thinking. I didn't realize it until it was already in my mouth.

[FlutterOfYoshis]

Aug 19, 2015 7:13:22 GMT -5 osumegs said:

Hopefully that means some people got some sleep last night and are sleeping in today?

lol I miss my days of bring a night owl! DD woke at 2:57, 4:15, 5:55 and my body hates it. BUT miracle of miracles, she just put herself to sleep in her crib for a nap without needing me in the room! Could be a fluke, but I'm gunna hope it's progress!

[dmorgendorffer]

I miss DD having any kind of consistency to her overnight sleep schedule. Her wake up times are all over the place night to night, the number of wakes up is equally unpredictable from the oh so rare zero up to four on a bad night, and she's up for the day anytime between 5 and 8am. I'm not really a type A person who needs a lot of structure but this is starting to drive me crazy.

[babycfeb2015]

Anyone else have an insane face grabber? My kid is so strong and he grabs and pinches and sticks his fingers up my nose and its driving me crazy!

[mommadozer]

babycfeb2015 yup! DS is also accelerating my postpartum hair loss by yanking on my hair ever chance he gets. If we go places and I know I am going to have to hold him for a period of time, I wearing one of those "fashionable" silicone teething necklaces around my neck. it keeps his hands preoccupied. Those beads are his favorite thing for teething so I bought him a bracelet of the same beads to hold onto all of the time.

[mommadozer]

Ffffff. My alarm did not go off this morning. Thank goodness my dog woke me up to eat at 5:45. Supposed to be out of the house by 6:30 with the kiddo. Yikes. This day sucks already.

[emilyz320]

Aug 19, 2015 7:54:09 GMT -5 babycfeb2015 said:

Anyone else have an insane face grabber? My kid is so strong and he grabs and pinches and sticks his fingers up my nose and its driving me crazy!

Haha yep! She is a pincher now too. Loves to pinch the skin on the back of my arms.

[mishka29]

michelle142, oh man that sucks about the soap! Sorry!

LO has added a new wake up the past few nights as well. And then still gets up at 6. At this point I'm just angry. I'm so fucking sick of waking up at night, having my sleep interrupted and still having to get up super early. Fuck off already.

Night weaning is on the books for sept!

[emilyz320]

I hope everyone has a great day! Cleaning over here for my sisters visit this weekend. Realizing how dangerous and completely un-baby-proofed our apartment is. Also going to visit a friend from work who just had her second - two kids are 13mo apart! My heart goes out to her as this was not her plan and she is super nervous for two. Yay for newborn snuggles though!

[osumegs]

mishka29 I'm with you on the night weaning. We didn't do it when we sleep trained, but this every 2 hours crap gotta stop.

[wimcgrath]

mrsclark731 sorry if this has been covered already, but just out of curiosity- what do you sell in your etsy store? I wish I was artistic like that and was good at photography to boot!

[wimcgrath]

It's days like today that I realize how much my mood is affected by the weather. It's not even gross out, just overcast and a little dreary looking and I feel more sluggish and am reaching for my second cup of coffee. Yawn! This does not bode well for the dark, cold winter months!
No real spam today: trying to clean around the house (boo!) and DD and I are meeting DH for lunch (yay!) today.
Last week, DD was a nap fighter and a bit cranky towards the end of the week and weekend. Fast-forward to yesterday when she turned 6 MONTHS OLD and she's back to her adorable and perky self. So glad to hopefully enjoy these last 2 weeks of summer with my baby much more!

[cginge]

Made it to my parents' house. We leave for SC tomorrow! LO slept pretty well last night. I am being so lazy...maybe I'll take LO for a walk after his nap.

[mrsclark731]

Aug 19, 2015 8:28:04 GMT -5 wimcgrath said:

mrsclark731 sorry if this has been covered already, but just out of curiosity- what do you sell in your etsy store? I wish I was artistic like that and was good at photography to boot!

My etsy store is mainly wedding stationary. Specifically, itineraries for out of town guests or destination weddings. I have a 'Welcome Thank You Note' that is one of my best sellers. I'm begining to put up some invitations that I have done recently. I do all my sister's kids birthday invites so why not throw them up there too? 

I love photography, but it is really hard to make money doing it. I don't have a studio (although there are plans when we finish the basement), so I do pictures for my family and friends only now-a-days. 

My father has an undergrad and masters in engineering as well as an MBA....I wish I got his brains sometimes! All my cousins on my Dad's side (and my aunts) have degrees in math or engineering from the best universities in the country. Maybe it will be a recessive trait and passed along to DD

[cginge]

Aug 19, 2015 8:59:24 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

Aug 19, 2015 7:54:09 GMT -5 babycfeb2015 said:

Anyone else have an insane face grabber? My kid is so strong and he grabs and pinches and sticks his fingers up my nose and its driving me crazy!

DS tries to nurse off my chin at least once a day.

Ha LO grabs the sides of my face or my hair and tries to eat my/H's face. We call him 'zombie baby' when he does this and (mostly) pretend to be scared ... he thinks it's hilarious. The day he realizes I'm not actually funny is going to suck.

[AppropriateChocolate]

Aug 19, 2015 9:01:52 GMT -5 mrsclark731 said:

Aug 19, 2015 8:28:04 GMT -5 wimcgrath said:

mrsclark731 sorry if this has been covered already, but just out of curiosity- what do you sell in your etsy store? I wish I was artistic like that and was good at photography to boot!

My etsy store is mainly wedding stationary. Specifically, itineraries for out of town guests or destination weddings. I have a 'Welcome Thank You Note' that is one of my best sellers. I'm begining to put up some invitations that I have done recently. I do all my sister's kids birthday invites so why not throw them up there too? 

I love photography, but it is really hard to make money doing it. I don't have a studio (although there are plans when we finish the basement), so I do pictures for my family and friends only now-a-days. 

My father has an undergrad and masters in engineering as well as an MBA....I wish I got his brains sometimes! All my cousins on my Dad's side (and my aunts) have degrees in math or engineering from the best universities in the country. Maybe it will be a recessive trait and passed along to DD

I sent you a message 're: headbands.
I know what you mean about photography but I love it. Question is doing etsy a good revenue stream? I'm debating if I should sell my headbands/skirts on there or not.

[AppropriateChocolate]

Happy Humpday Mommy's.. today is DD 1/2 bday. Where has the past 6 months gone... She's starting to pull up on things and last night even though she co slept she only woke once to nurse after 11 and that was for like 10 mins, so I'm pretty sure if we didn't co-sleep shed be sleeping through the night with one wake up. I don't want to stop co-sleeping but I know we will all sleep better.. someone hold me while I cry lol.
I'm other news going to meet one of my cousins and her DD (2 months younger than DD) for the 1st time today for lunch. Her dad (my uncle) has never been in her life which is dad but she's met my mom a long time ago and sees my aunt and cousin's regularly and we figured we should meet since our DDs are practically the same age.

[lilyelayne]

hollydfromtn hope the doc has an answer!
michelle142 oh no I bet that tasted horrible!
dmorgendorffer that unpredictability is crazy rough. Hope LO gives you a break soon.
babycfeb2015 DS is all about grabbing my face and mouth! He also likes to lick my cheeks if he can pull my face close enough.

[AppropriateChocolate]

Aug 19, 2015 9:19:24 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

hollydfromtn hope the doc has an answer!
michelle142 oh no I bet that tasted horrible!
dmorgendorffer that unpredictability is crazy rough. Hope LO gives you a break soon.
babycfeb2015 DS is all about grabbing my face and mouth! He also likes to lick my cheeks if he can pull my face close enough.

DD licks anywhere on my face lol. She now expects you to name what it is that she's licking or grabbing and will "talk" after you say it.

[dmorgendorffer]

Aug 19, 2015 9:19:24 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

hollydfromtn hope the doc has an answer!
michelle142 oh no I bet that tasted horrible!
dmorgendorffer that unpredictability is crazy rough. Hope LO gives you a break soon.
babycfeb2015 DS is all about grabbing my face and mouth! He also likes to lick my cheeks if he can pull my face close enough.

When we give DD kisses on her cheeks she gives kisses back, mostly be pressing her open mouth against our faces and slobbering all over.  She also likes to suck on DH's nose, but she doesn't do that to me.  I guess my nose isn't big enough or she's just smart enough to know that's not where the good stuff comes from me.  

[babycfeb2015]

Glad everyone elses children are abusing them as well. Our problem is we still rock to sleep so whenever hes overtired he gets more grabby and squirms all over. If you try to set him down though for get about it immediate screaming!

On a positive note hes been napping in his crib for over 1.5 hours which 1. Never happens! And 2. I have a babysitter coming in 40 minutes so he has to wake up and eat before that or I have to pump before that. Would rather not pump if I dont have too.

[mrsclark731]

AppropriateChocolate, etsy being a money maker depends on A LOT of variables. I have my costs down pretty low; my big professional printer was a gift and I get my toner at a discount through H's work. I also have a deal figured out on my paper and packaging.

During my peak months my etsy bill is about $300-400 with revenue at $1500-1900. That does not include the PayPal fees I pay. I don't use etsy's direct check out because they hold your money and still charge you a fee like PayPal.

The hardest part is starting it all up! I had a Pinterest pin of one of my items repinned over 4000 times...that is what convinced me to finally start selling. I had good exposure from Pinterest before I got started, which helped. I did a lot of research on other shops before I opened too.

It has been a nice little money maker for me! I like having my own funny money to waste on things like headbands for DD, fancy gifts for my nieces, take out food, and scratch off tickets

[PikoPiko]

Good morning, all. MIL comes in tonight and I can't be bothered to clean up. When my mum came over, she'd clean for me. I'm sure this woman would do none of that. She raised DH to be a messy person, it's only fair that she has to put up with her son's mess.

Oh and I'll be extra busy at work this week to minimize my time with her.

[michelle142]

Speaking of face licking - I was laying on the floor last night with DD, she rolled over and literally latched onto my cheek. I'm surprised I don't have a hickey.