That Thursday spam

[michelle142]

I got a couple of sneak peeks from our Monday photo session!!

[Mom2Ms]

Aug 27, 2015 9:57:15 GMT -5 boxerrrmama85 said:

Teething= first cup of regular coffee since BFP (May 2014)

Last night Charlotte was up from 11:00- 2:00 and refused to be in her crib-- I caved and put her in bed with us and she slept from 2:00-5:30! YAWNNNN!

I just had my first coffee too a week and a half ago.... It was oh so delicious. Cheers!

[PikoPiko]

That mug of coffee looks yummy and is calling my name...

[FlutterOfYoshis]

So late to spam today. And I'm mobile so I'm going to forget some, I know it...

mrsclark731 Love your house and design sense. Perfect choice of chairs imo! I totally get what you mean about designing with your H's opinions in mind. :-)

badw0lf Hope that little guy feels better soon!

danitaec I would LOVE to do a community band. I so miss playing mallet percussion. As it is, I won't be able to make rehearsals for the choir I usually sing with until DD is less dependent on the boob. Have a great season as first chair/section leader!

Mom2Ms Sending good thoughts your way while you deal with your ex. Ugh.

michelle142 Those preview pics look great!

[Mom2Ms]

Well that was interesting. He's now dropped his request for sole custody. That's a bonus. He is now all of a sudden asking for LESS time, well done genius. Here are some highlights of his arguments:

1. I interfered with his custody time when I sent her flowers and a teddy bear & chocolates to his house, where she was, on Valentine's Day.

2. He wants a "mental health" evaluation due to a rough upbringing and how it might impact, or is impacting our daughter. He's also diagnosed me with several "mental illnesses" that I remain untreated for. I MUST be depressed because our daughter says I have been spending a lot of time in bed (modified bed rest while pregnant, a hernia surgery, and a knee surgery apparently doesn't factor into his diagnosis)

3. I have sheltered our daughter by not allowing her to interact with other children. (Apparently soccer camp, soccer, playing outside with neighbor kids, and a few play dates per month doesn't count)

4. I don't "share" our child. (Despite that I've accommodated his changing schedule for the past 2 1/2 months which ISNT his actual court ordered visitation days)

5. Our daughter lies to me, but never lies to him. (Like when she comes home complaining that she doesn't want to be with him or things that go on in his home)

6. He doesn't want his daughter to end up like me. Uh, what?

7. He brought up things from over 8 years ago. That have never, ever been brought up, even at his last court hearing.

Oh. He also showed up in a tee shirt, jeans, and sneakers.... He was shaky, nervous, and his voice cracked the entire time. And he sounded absolutely stupid. We should have the report in a couple weeks. I feel good about it, but I just hope it's not a false sense of hope.

[WittyLittle]

Mom2Ms, I actually have no words :/ How does this man function in life??? How long until the matter is settled? He's an idiot...

[FlutterOfYoshis]

In the same vein as mrsclark731, my spam is that I keep seeing things around our house I want to update or change in design. Almost every piece of furniture we have came from some other family member's house, and I just worked around it. However, we're hoping to move somewhere with more space in the next few years once we can afford it, so I've gotta keep myself from spending for a while. It's especially tough since DD's stuff is changing how our space looks and it seems like the perfect excuse to update things around it. :-P

[WittyLittle]

PikoPiko, I had no idea that you hated your MIL She seems like such a sweet lady!
Seriously though, HUGS!

kaydee0402 welcome back! I know what you mean with juggling things and the curveball situation. Jake's the same. He doesn't like us getting too comfortable in our patterns

pitdigger best weight training EVER! I like your PNP. It's a nuna, right? Is it that easy to transport around???

lilyelayne that is really scary! But you guys know baby heimlich right?

[lilyelayne]

WittyLittle, oh yeah, we wouldn't be doing BLW if we didn't feel confident in a choking situation & had done the appropriate safety training. Well, I guess as confident as you can feel without having actually dealt with your child choking...

[WittyLittle]

Aug 27, 2015 14:02:10 GMT -5 @holachica said:

mrsclark731, oh I like those chairs! Since they're wooden, you can wipe them down. I was thinking white fabric.

michelle142, love the photos! And your son is so big now too! Beautiful family!

Ugh, white fabric is the worst. It looks BEAUTIFUL for a week. And then it looks like everything you've ever eaten. And after cleaning it a few times, it looks like everything you've ever cleaned with, too If I could veto your decision, I would... but I can't... so I er... I won't... and stuff :-P 

[amy2383]

Baby proofing question: we have an open stair case (banisters on either side). What type of gate would you use? I worry that nothing will attach to the spindles.
Maybe we should start a baby proofing thread?

[Mom2Ms]

Aug 27, 2015 13:38:47 GMT -5 WittyLittle said:

Mom2Ms, I actually have no words :/ How does this man function in life??? How long until the matter is settled? He's an idiot...

The mediator makes a recommendation that gets filed with the court. We should have that in 2 weeks. Then the final determination will be made on September 30, by the Court..... In the mean time, I file responsive paperwork to thwart the stuff that he has alleged. Thankfully I have mostly everything documented and in writing. So, we still have a month of waiting.... Ugh.

Oh. He functions in his own alternate reality, which defies all common sense & logic.

[miniwheat]

boxerrrmama85, I love your mug!
kaydee0402, Welcome back!
lilyelayne, That is so scary.. I am glad he is ok. I hope you are ok to mama!
Mom2Ms, Good luck today. Hugs.

[mrsclark731]

WittyLittle, lol. I'm getting cream solid wood chairs. No white fabric in this house!

[hollydfromtn]

I got stuck in nap jail before I had a chance to grab lunch. I didn't think it would be that big of a deal because he's only been napping for 30mins max lately. We just crossed the 2 hour mark and I'm now STARVING. I keep shifting around to see if he'll wake up on his own. Momma needs food!

[GeekBeagle]

@holachica Yep, that was me!

amy2383 Maybe something like this would work well for your staircase: www.bombshellbling.com/homemade-baby-gate/
And there is already a baby proofing thread that may be helpful to you. goodbyecb.proboards.com/thread/56304/babyproofing

[aggiebug]

amy2383 This retractable gate gets rave reviews on my local board. We actually have one up and it is attached to the banister using the adapter they sell and its awesome. We do have holes in the wall, but if you have 2 banisters you can get 2 adapters.

[GeekBeagle]

michelle142 Gorgeous family and photos!

Mom2Ms Ugh, what an idiot. I hope things work out in your favor.

[amy2383]

Thank you for all the suggestions!

[pitdigger]

Aug 27, 2015 13:43:08 GMT -5 WittyLittle said:

PikoPiko, I had no idea that you hated your MIL She seems like such a sweet lady!
Seriously though, HUGS!

kaydee0402 welcome back! I know what you mean with juggling things and the curveball situation. Jake's the same. He doesn't like us getting too comfortable in our patterns

pitdigger best weight training EVER! I like your PNP. It's a nuna, right? Is it that easy to transport around???

lilyelayne that is really scary! But you guys know baby heimlich right?

It's the nuna sena mini.  He's nearly too big for it, but as I really just use it for containment for him at the gym (and eventually museum), it's fine. It deconstructs like those foldy camp chairs and is now just kind of living in the boot of the car, ready for anything.   

[lilyelayne]

miniwheat yeah I'm okay. The good outweighs the bad. Also I had to keep my cool at the time cause we were eating with my parents and grandma, who had just made a comment about her being nervous watching the baby with real food, but sure that DH and I would know what to do if something went wrong.
hollydfromtn two hours in I think I would've laid the baby in his crib. If he woke up, oh well, still get to eat!

[emilyz320]

Getting to check in today! Dd took an early afternoon nap so she went down for a 3rd nap today. I am so tired guys, and the kids haven't even come yet.

Mom2Ms sorry you have to deal with that!
lilyelayne I'm glad he's ok - terrifying
mrsclark731 your house is beautiful
michelle142 beautiful photos

Sorry to all the mamas dealing with early mornings and teething! No teeth or sign of teeth here yet... 6mo on Tuesday... I'm terrified!

[emilyz320]

Our baby monitor broke a couple days ago, it stopped charging. Do you guys think I'm terrible for putting her in her room at night without having the monitor? I'm not sure we would wake up to hear her unless she was really screaming. She sttn and doesn't get up to eat until 5 or 6. We get up at 5 anyway. If she was being weird or sick I would put her in the pnp in our room... Bad mom or would you do the same until vtech sent a new one?

[tortor4]

So I just posted on the "wellness check" thread but figured I'd introduce myself here! I was on the TD but only posted a few times there. I followed everyone here but never made an account or posted until now. Now that I know you can see lurkers I feel weird not saying hello and trying to join in! My daughter Celia was born February 6th and I SAH with her. She's our first and such an amazing baby! Sooooo yeah, hi! I'll stop being creepy and join in on the fun!

[aggiebug]

tortor4, Where do you live ( be as vague as you want),

Did you always want to SAH? if not when did you make the decision.

favorite meal?

biggest struggle with being a mom?

Best part of being a mom?

what made you hang around this place all this time? what kept you from posting?

[tortor4]

Aug 27, 2015 16:11:22 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

tortor4, Where do you live ( be as vague as you want),

Did you always want to SAH? if not when did you make the decision.

favorite meal?

biggest struggle with being a mom?

Best part of being a mom?

what made you hang around this place all this time? what kept you from posting?

Oh fun!

I live in the suburbs near Pittsburgh.

I've wanted to stay at home as long as I can remember! I never really had an awesome career or anything, just kind of lucked into a good paying job a few years before Celia was born. But it was always our plan for me to stay home!

Hmmm....biggest struggle. My family is super big so I've always been around kids so I know how lucky I am that Celia is such an easy going baby. I had a really hard time trying to breastfeed when she was born and decided to switch to formula the day we came home from the hospital. So that was tough for me because it never even crossed my mind that it would be something I couldn't do. I'm pretty much over it now but still feel guilty sometimes!

Best part of being a mom...the first time Celia hurt herself and looked for me to make her feel better was just the best feeling in the world. Not that she got hurt (which was just a little pinch from her exersaucer!) but that she wanted me to make it better.

I stuck around because it's so nice to hear people going through the same things as you at the same time. I never posted I guess because I'm a little shy. But I'm feeling brave today lol!

[lilyelayne]

Hiiiiii tortor4! Glad you spoke up! Love the cute avatar - what a sweet girl!

[tortor4]

Aug 27, 2015 16:37:17 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Hiiiiii tortor4! Glad you spoke up! Love the cute avatar - what a sweet girl!

I'm still figuring out how to tag so I'll just quote for now! Thank you! I'm like....weirdly excited to be an actual part of the group now lol

[WittyLittle]

Aug 27, 2015 16:24:14 GMT -5 tortor4 said:

Aug 27, 2015 16:11:22 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

tortor4, Where do you live ( be as vague as you want),

Did you always want to SAH? if not when did you make the decision.

favorite meal?

biggest struggle with being a mom?

Best part of being a mom?

what made you hang around this place all this time? what kept you from posting?

Oh fun!

I live in the suburbs near Pittsburgh.

I've wanted to stay at home as long as I can remember! I never really had an awesome career or anything, just kind of lucked into a good paying job a few years before Celia was born. But it was always our plan for me to stay home!

Hmmm....biggest struggle. My family is super big so I've always been around kids so I know how lucky I am that Celia is such an easy going baby. I had a really hard time trying to breastfeed when she was born and decided to switch to formula the day we came home from the hospital. So that was tough for me because it never even crossed my mind that it would be something I couldn't do. I'm pretty much over it now but still feel guilty sometimes!

Best part of being a mom...the first time Celia hurt herself and looked for me to make her feel better was just the best feeling in the world. Not that she got hurt (which was just a little pinch from her exersaucer!) but that she wanted me to make it better.

I stuck around because it's so nice to hear people going through the same things as you at the same time. I never posted I guess because I'm a little shy. But I'm feeling brave today lol!

I love the name Celia! And we used to luve near Pittsnurg! Chippuhua and Moon Township. Great memories!!!

[WittyLittle]

Aug 27, 2015 15:59:15 GMT -5 emilyz320 said:

Our baby monitor broke a couple days ago, it stopped charging. Do you guys think I'm terrible for putting her in her room at night without having the monitor? I'm not sure we would wake up to hear her unless she was really screaming. She sttn and doesn't get up to eat until 5 or 6. We get up at 5 anyway. If she was being weird or sick I would put her in the pnp in our room... Bad mom or would you do the same until vtech sent a new one?

Total honesty policy response, im a worry wart and wouldnt be able to sleep if i couldn't hear jake so I'd put him in our room. too many unknowns for my fragile nerves if i cant hear him. how long will it take to get a new one?