This week is kicking my butt big time! The last two days have been 11+ hr work days, and today might be similar. There is a chance I will have a 5pm conference call, but if this happens again today, I think I will leave work at 4pm and go home, and take the 5pm call from my house. This way I will already be home when the call is over and will get to see William for a little bit longer before he goes to bed. I am sooooo tired!
Excited for tomorrow's Anatomy Scan!!!
J has felt like she might be coming down with something since yesterday. Please, Universe, do not let her get sick right now!
Oh wait! I have a super random one that I just remembered...
I have been having really wacky dreams lately. Last night I had a dream that Meryl Streep died. Literally no idea why I would have such a dream, but it seemed so real that I had to google it this AM when I woke up to make sure she was still alive. Looks like she is still kicking. So weird.
Up at 5am again. This morning Kaden crawled into our bed to snuggle. I woke up, changed him and put him back to bed before making cooooffffeeeee.
Last night was day two of the new bedtime routine saga. OMG - I can't believe I ever complained about newborn sleep - at least an infant can't leave the crib (over and over and over and over and over and over and over again).
It's been rough - but dare I say it's getting better? Owen woke up around 12:10am, I nursed and put him back down with a bottle.
Post by rikkiandjulie on Sept 3, 2015 8:34:45 GMT -5
Currently waiting for sperm to thaw, woo hoo! Hopefully there's a good count today!
The coffee shop at the hospital is seriously delicious.
DW got hit by the opening and closing gate today, U.S. Know where there's the button you push to get a ticket into the ramps? Yep, good thing it's covered in a sponge like material. It was pretty funny.
Currently waiting for sperm to thaw, woo hoo! Hopefully there's a good count today!
The coffee shop at the hospital is seriously delicious.
DW got hit by the opening and closing gate today, U.S. Know where there's the button you push to get a ticket into the ramps? Yep, good thing it's covered in a sponge like material. It was pretty funny.
Oh no!! Happy she's okay! I know if something like that happened to me Jo and I would both be laughing our a** off. It's a nice way to break the tension and nerves for a day like today.
Something random...? We had a huge storm last night, we watched the clouds circle outside our windows, so that was scary. Parts of the city got a lot of hail too, but we only got a small amount here. Oh, and our pup is going to the vet for her teeth cleaning this morning, which means I got to sleep in and don't have to be into work till 9am rather than 7:30! Yay! Can't wait for Brooklyn's breath to smell fresh again.
One word: surviving. My god this is hard. R has Hand Foot and Mouth and hasn't been to daycare all week. We've gotten a crash course in 2 kids with one being sick. I forgot how hard these newborn dats are.
We are so in love with Linus and just want to hold him all day but can't cause R needs us too. I don't know how people do this with more than 2 kids. They're nuts!!
****loss and living child discussed***** We're queer. I'm 34, have severe stage 4 endo, and both fallopian tubes are gone. My love ("Manada" 33) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tav.in and Ca.sey at 21 weeks gestation.
One word: surviving. My god this is hard. R has Hand Foot and Mouth and hasn't been to daycare all week. We've gotten a crash course in 2 kids with one being sick. I forgot how hard these newborn dats are.
We are so in love with Linus and just want to hold him all day but can't cause R needs us too. I don't know how people do this with more than 2 kids. They're nuts!!
When things are tough with Ellis, I think of you and jgy and others doing it with two. On the one hand, you know you will survive and a bit more about what to expect but on the other hand it's that much harder because you've got two on your hands!
****loss and living child discussed***** We're queer. I'm 34, have severe stage 4 endo, and both fallopian tubes are gone. My love ("Manada" 33) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tav.in and Ca.sey at 21 weeks gestation.
Ellis is sleeping on my chest right now which is my favorite thing in the world.
We are going to a lactation consultant tomorrow. I'm expecting tears (from me). Breastfeeding is stressful and i don't think I will react well to being told I'm doing it wrong. Hopefully the LC is compassionate and gentle.
We might try going to the diner this weekend.
It's nice having my mom here since M is back at work as of yesterday. When we originally scheduled my mom to come for 10 days, it was because we weren't sure how much physical stuff I'd be able to do. But my csection recovery was basically complete within a week. That said, we are still doing this intensive feeding schedule that involves breast, bottle, and pumping and its definitely easier to manage that with her help. Plus, she's making meatloaf and mashed potatoes tonight
****loss and living child discussed***** We're queer. I'm 34, have severe stage 4 endo, and both fallopian tubes are gone. My love ("Manada" 33) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tav.in and Ca.sey at 21 weeks gestation.
Post by rikkiandjulie on Sept 3, 2015 10:25:29 GMT -5
Weve got 20.3 motile sperm and 10.2 million motile sperm for insemination, with a 59.5% motility. The nurse was very happy with these numbers. I'm a skeptic, but that's just my nature
One word: surviving. My god this is hard. R has Hand Foot and Mouth and hasn't been to daycare all week. We've gotten a crash course in 2 kids with one being sick. I forgot how hard these newborn dats are.
We are so in love with Linus and just want to hold him all day but can't cause R needs us too. I don't know how people do this with more than 2 kids. They're nuts!!
This terrifies me.
Sending lots of support your way!
I might need you to talk me off the ledge in a few months...
Weve got 20.3 motile sperm and 10.2 million motile sperm for insemination, with a 59.5% motility. The nurse was very happy with these numbers. I'm a skeptic, but that's just my nature
healz413 - major hugs to you! BFing is SOOO hard. I struggled so much, and it eventually did not work out. I will try again with vigor for Dosey, but I am petrified that I will not be able to make it work again. Good luck with the lactation consultant tomorrow. Also, meatloaf and mashed potatoes sounds SOOOO good right now. Why does J have to be a vegetarian, why?!?!?! Making an entire meatloaf for myself sounds like a bad idea!
Last night Carter had to write 10 sentences with his spelling words. When he told me in the car, my heart sank. We've had the hardest time getting him to write sentences - hell, hand writing anything at all. Honestly, he's had to do this as part of homework since 2nd grade and it is always a nightmare for everyone. It has always been such a struggle. And when he would finally write a sentence, he would write " I cook" or "I like cake" and you could barely read it. Buuuuuuut.....when we got home he sat down and wrote 10 creative "I own a Ford truck because it is fun to drive (not really.)" in under 15m and I could read every darn word. OMG. I was so freaking happy and thrilled for him. Such a milestone. Of course, the other kid (my horrible speller) had to pitch a fit over not knowing the spelling words - but I was still high on Carter's progress.
The kids have had to bring pictures to school of people who are important to them. I helped Gray with his last week and he made a colage with pics from my phone that included himself, the boys and their BFF, and the 4 of us (L, the kids, and me.) Monday night I needed to work on Carter's with him. He had already decided to include a pic of L's grandmother (that he never met. Heck, I never met. She died in 1996. So, I am not sure how he chose her - but ok) He wanted a picture of himself playing soccer and couldn't come up with the other pics. I was offering up pictures/topics (BFF, swimming, our family, etc.) He was refused to put a pic of our family (L, me, and the kids) because he didn't want people to make fun of him for having 2 moms. Sigh. A kid last year told him it was weird to have 2 moms and now he is really self-conscious about it - though he clearly adores us, shows affection to both of us in public, etc. In the end he was excited to put in a picture of us and my ILs with Jimmy Carter. But it totally broke my heart.
It is never good when you feel the new employee is acting like a intern.....or just someone who is only 24 (sorry to any 24 year olds on here!)
One word: surviving. My god this is hard. R has Hand Foot and Mouth and hasn't been to daycare all week. We've gotten a crash course in 2 kids with one being sick. I forgot how hard these newborn dats are.
We aren't even pregnant with #2 yet and I have nightmares of days like this. Sending strength your way!
The kids have had to bring pictures to school of people who are important to them. I helped Gray with his last week and he made a colage with pics from my phone that included himself, the boys and their BFF, and the 4 of us (L, the kids, and me.) Monday night I needed to work on Carter's with him. He had already decided to include a pic of L's grandmother (that he never met. Heck, I never met. She died in 1996. So, I am not sure how he chose her - but ok) He wanted a picture of himself playing soccer and couldn't come up with the other pics. I was offering up pictures/topics (BFF, swimming, our family, etc.) He was refused to put a pic of our family (L, me, and the kids) because he didn't want people to make fun of him for having 2 moms. Sigh. A kid last year told him it was weird to have 2 moms and now he is really self-conscious about it - though he clearly adores us, shows affection to both of us in public, etc. In the end he was excited to put in a picture of us and my ILs with Jimmy Carter. But it totally broke my heart.
I worry a lot about this. I know I will be heart broken if (when) this happens in our family. Hugs to you!
One word: surviving. My god this is hard. R has Hand Foot and Mouth and hasn't been to daycare all week. We've gotten a crash course in 2 kids with one being sick. I forgot how hard these newborn dats are.
We are so in love with Linus and just want to hold him all day but can't cause R needs us too. I don't know how people do this with more than 2 kids. They're nuts!!
When things are tough with Ellis, I think of you and jgy and others doing it with two. On the one hand, you know you will survive and a bit more about what to expect but on the other hand it's that much harder because you've got two on your hands!
I'm not gonna lie, it's rough. G also got sick the night we brought g home from the hospital. The fever lasted 5 days, so no daycare for him and we had to keep the 2 apart. Big G is pretty demanding, so thank god little g is a pretty chill baby. But even the chillest babies need to be fed. And since I still do mornings solo (S wasn't able to take any time off of work), things can get pretty hectic. Perhaps in a different house with more "Safe space" things would be easier. But we have so many danger zones... ugh.
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