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[emilyz320]

Aug 21, 2015 9:25:46 GMT -5 mrsclark731 said:

When I need to get something done real quick and DD is being cranky....I totally use the animals. She is IN LOVE with all of them:



Parent fail or parent win?

WIN!

[mommadozer]

toadandbuggie I agree with the ladies, get out! If she can't show you want it will look like during the trial, then how are you going to know she can make it stick and turn out on the day of. BTW- saw the picture of the hair you wanted and I love it! I would of loved to do something like that but, it's hard for me to get long hair like that. Happy 7 months to your DS too!

miniwheat noooooooooo! Better start DVR'ing as many shows as you can. That's awful.

mrsclark731 parent win. I assigned the dog to babysitting duty yesterday and it kept DS entertained for an hour.

Well, DS woke up in the middle of the night and would not go back down. Tired momma over her just brought him to bed and he fell asleep on my chest. Two hours later, I wake up with a kink in my neck and a lot of pain in my hip. I wish it was Saturday.

[wimcgrath]

Aug 21, 2015 9:25:46 GMT -5 mrsclark731 said:

When I need to get something done real quick and DD is being cranky....I totally use the animals. She is IN LOVE with all of them:



Parent fail or parent win?

Definitely parent win! I do the same thing with my beagle! DD loves her big brother

[FlutterOfYoshis]

Aug 21, 2015 9:18:01 GMT -5 @holachica said:

Aug 21, 2015 9:09:05 GMT -5 toadandbuggie said:

@holachica, She is invited to the wedding which makes it even a stickier situation. I just have knots in my stomach because no matter what I say it's not going to be pretty!

I'd still go with the truth. With bridesmaids involved with the hair salon now, there are too many variables to lie. And it sounds like she'd freak either way, so go with the straightforward truth.

I had a terrible make up trial and price increase for my wedding and canceled with her via email about a month before the wedding (that's how we'd been communicating). All I said was, "thank you for the trial but I've decided to go a different route for the wedding. Thanks again!" She responded OK but didn't push for any more info.

Now I know it's a little different because she's a friend, but I'd still start with the same thing. If she freaks or asks why, just say, "I was disappointed with the quality of the hair trial and was led to believe you'd have an experienced assistant on the wedding day. This is not the case so I've decided to go to a salon."

If she continues to freak out or threatens not to go to the wedding, just be cool. Say you're sorry to hear that and hope she has a change of heart. Don't feed into the drama.

+1 to this! On your wedding day, you don't want to have to be stressing about those sorts of variables. If she's a real friend, she'll get where you're coming from and want what'sbest for your day. If not, she wasn't much of a friend at all.


DD is back to refusing the bottle again this morning. She also woke up with a fever, likely from yesterday's shots, and hasn't slept for more than 7 minutes since she woke at 7am (not helping the situation). I've been trying to breastfeed her from both sides every hour in hopes that it'll help my supply, but she still searches for more and then cries when I try to give her more through the bottle. DH is working from home today and seems to at least get her to come close to the bottle without crying about it, but he can't keep stepping away from work to feed her. I'm getting so frustrated with this/myself and DH is way to calm about it imo.

Eta: DH is probably in the right here, but I can't shake the thought of starving DD.

[wimcgrath]

Evidence: this is when I had some quick errands to run the other day when DD was fussy:

[emilyz320]

FlutterOfYoshis sorry you are having a tough time - hang in there mama!

[michelle142]

Just a random vent:

Normally I DIY our family photos with a tripod, or I set things up and my sister works the camera.

I decided to have a local photographer do our photos this time instead, because with a 6 month old and a 3 year old, I didn't want to deal with the setup part as well.

I booked about 2 months ago. Photos are supposed to be on Monday evening. I still have NO IDEA where we're taking these pictures. She takes for freaking ever to respond to emails and never answers her phone. She doesn't have her studio address published online anywhere, which is stupid IMO because she has an actual studio location.

Lack of communication is a huge pet peeve of mine. So needless to say, I'm quite irritated.

If her images weren't so beautiful and she didn't come so highly recommended, I would have booted her after the first time it took her 2 weeks to get back to me.

These pictures better knock my freaking socks off.

[michelle142]

Aug 21, 2015 9:02:54 GMT -5 miniwheat said:

This is a FWP but Canada is losing Disney Jr and I am angry about it. Now its going to be Family Jr and we will lose Miles from Tomorrowland for the crappy teletubbies.

We would be lost without Disney Jr. That sucks.

[mands1125]

Aug 21, 2015 8:29:48 GMT -5 mrsclark731 said:

mands1125, my mother has been a pediatric ER nurse for 30 years...bad time to try BLW for the first time with her over. She scared the bejesus out of me. Definitely take infant CPR and first aid.

Abby just wants to be a grown up and eat real food

Are you back from vacation?

Nope. DC tomorrow, Baltimore Sunday, then home.

[GeekBeagle]

One of my good friends called me last night to tell me she is pregnant with her second baby and due in February. I'm also on baby watch for two other good friends that will each be having their first any day now. (One is due today, one next Friday.) Yay, babies!

[mands1125]

Aug 21, 2015 8:50:34 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

mands1125, DD1 hated whatever I made her but would eat the same food from the jar. Eventually I just started mixing the two.

How are you putting purée in a mesh feeder? Is it partially frozen?

I'm just putting a chunk of peach or banana in there. She hates the peach or banana mush fed to her though.

[mands1125]

Did we talk about how Kelly Clarkson is pregnant with #2? I feel like she just had #1 but apparently her first is 14 months! Happy for her. Always loved her.

[miniwheat]

Aug 21, 2015 10:01:47 GMT -5 michelle142 said:

Aug 21, 2015 9:02:54 GMT -5 miniwheat said:

This is a FWP but Canada is losing Disney Jr and I am angry about it. Now its going to be Family Jr and we will lose Miles from Tomorrowland for the crappy teletubbies.

We would be lost without Disney Jr. That sucks.

I am so pissed. Like mommadozer, said I am going to PVR the shit out of our time left. Teletubbies? Are you joking Canadian television? DD is so obsessed with Miles and she is going to be sad. I know I can get all the shows on my own, but I love having them all randomized so I don't have to watch 3 seasons of MMCH in a row. 

I am going to voice my displeasure online. 

[lilyelayne]

FlutterOfYoshis does your H work weekends or will he be around for a couple days in a row? Sorry today is so rough.

[mishka29]

Aug 21, 2015 9:25:46 GMT -5 mrsclark731 said:

When I need to get something done real quick and DD is being cranky....I totally use the animals. She is IN LOVE with all of them:



Parent fail or parent win?

Win! I tried that the other day since my cat loves treats. She still wouldn't come and be the entertainment!

[hollydfromtn]

All of these pictures of using your pets to occupy your LOs makes me really sad that H is allergic to inside pets.

[lilyelayne]

+1 for using pets as entertainment. DS loves our dog.

I'm so exhausted. Not first trimester POAS worthy exhaustion, but inexplicable and frustrating.
But on the plus side we are actually staying home this weekend! Been out of town the last 3 and will be for the next 2 so it's nice to not be traveling today.

[lilyelayne]

Soooo one of the moms from the Babywearing play dates I've been to friended me on fbook. I know her husband a bit cause he DJed my wedding & owns a phone repair shop next to the yoga studio I practice at. I knew she was organic food / cloth diaper / I'm so crunchy! type of person, okay I'm cool with that.

Today she posted something along the lines of "why do you worried about my unvaccinated kid getting your vaccinated kid sick" followed by this

Well, damn.

Also my phone is a snob and autocapitalizes babywearing.

[Deleted]

Aug 21, 2015 11:29:07 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Soooo one of the moms from the Babywearing play dates I've been to friended me on fbook. I know her husband a bit cause he DJed my wedding & owns a phone repair shop next to the yoga studio I practice at. I knew she was organic food / cloth diaper / I'm so crunchy! type of person, okay I'm cool with that.

Today she posted something along the lines of "why do you worried about my unvaccinated kid getting your vaccinated kid sick" followed by this

Well, damn.

Also my phone is a snob and autocapitalizes babywearing.

Holy shit.

[cougarette]

I passed my exam yesterday, so I am now a certified scrum master! Woo hoo!

I came in and said to my boss, "so I have exciting news... I took a test... and got a positive result!" Hahaha

[mrsclark731]

Aug 21, 2015 11:38:13 GMT -5 mumomma13 said:

Help me think through something. DH and I want to go to a football game the Sunday before labor day. I was going to take DS, but all my college friends are coming to town and I want to drink. Drink a lot. Like drunk. Anyways, my options are basically the following: ask MIL to come to my house and watch DS. Drink only at the tailgate and be sober enough to care for a child post game. Or, leave DS at my mom's, which is 1.5 hours away. I would go the night before the game and spend the night. Leave early Sunday morning for the game (1.5 hours away). I'd either have to be sober enough to drive back there Sunday night or get up and go get him Monday. This would require some serious practicing bottle skills, but I think it'd be fine. My mom has already said she'd watch him because all my family will be there for Labor Day (aunts, grandma, etc).

It all depends on the level of partying you'd like to do. Is it worth the drive to your mom's to be a worry free boozer? I also think it is healthy at this point, for those of us who have trusted persons to watch our little persons, to spend a night away and do something fun with your SO. 

[aggiebug]

lilyelayne

[mrsclark731]

mumomma13, I'm talking out a plan with my mom this weekend for a big football game we are traveling to. Penn State v. Rutgers in State College with an 8:00 PM start time. I'm nervous/guilty leaving her overnight for the first time, but I know I'll get over it and have fun.

Also...give me all the booze.

[wimcgrath]

Aug 21, 2015 11:29:07 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Soooo one of the moms from the Babywearing play dates I've been to friended me on fbook. I know her husband a bit cause he DJed my wedding & owns a phone repair shop next to the yoga studio I practice at. I knew she was organic food / cloth diaper / I'm so crunchy! type of person, okay I'm cool with that.

Today she posted something along the lines of "why do you worried about my unvaccinated kid getting your vaccinated kid sick" followed by this

Well, damn.

Also my phone is a snob and autocapitalizes babywearing.

Ughhhh those people really piss me off. It's also weird when you think you know someone ok, think they're normal (enough), and then find out something like this about them that totally changes your perception... Um what?!

[FlutterOfYoshis]

Aug 21, 2015 11:08:54 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

FlutterOfYoshis does your H work weekends or will he be around for a couple days in a row? Sorry today is so rough.

Thanks. DH will be around for the weekend, but we're supposed to go to the Philly area to visit friends--one friend it's her bachelorette party weekend but I can only make the brunch, another friend is moving to the west coast, and another just had a new baby we were going to visit with. If it were another weekend it wouldn't be so bad and we could just stay home, but this just makes things that much more complicated to try to figure out.

[FlutterOfYoshis]

Aug 21, 2015 11:17:09 GMT -5 hollydfromtn said:

All of these pictures of using your pets to occupy your LOs makes me really sad that H is allergic to inside pets.

I feel you. DH is allergic to cats, which I had growing up. I miss having one now, though I was thankful I didn't have to clean any kitty litter while I was pregnant.

[PikoPiko]

It's only Friday, MIL doesn't leave til next Weds. I can't stop my eyes from rolling when she says something annoying/stupid. Give me strength, ladies!

[aggiebug]

$0.99 Ed Sheeran album on Google play ftw.

[cougarette]

MOTY:

I was just looking at the weekly email from daycare. They include photos and as I was looking through the thumbnails I thought, "oh N has the same bib". I opened the pic and it WAS N. haha

In my defense it's a pic with his whole hand in his mouth so I couldn't tell from the tiny preview.

[cougarette]

Because I'm a big AW