Have you asked the class teacher if it possible to wear baby during the class?
not yet, but I'd really like it to be just DD1 and me time. I'm thinking she's starting to get a little jealous of the baby. :/
That's exactly what I'm doing. I signed DD (almost 18 months) up for a dance class and the instructor offered I bring my newborn and wrap him but I'll be leaving him home with my BF. The dance class will be DD-Mommy time alone. I bet your DD1 will be very happy of the one on one time.
I had my pp appointment this morning. She said I am healing and everything looks good, but that it is happening slowly. I still have a few stiches that are not dissolved. Baby screamed the whole way there, passed out as we got out of the elevator and woke up when we got back in the car and screamed all the way home.
She is a good night sleeper. I think it is luck, but we do have a routine. Around 8 I put her in a sleeper, or bathe her and put her in a sleeper and take her into our dark room with the white noise machine going. I nurse one side, burp and put her in the swaddle then nurse the other side, pat her asleep and put her in the pack and play. She usually wakes around 3 and I nurse one side, change her diaper ( all in our dark room), nurse other side and put her back in her swaddle and back in the pack and play. I try not to turn on any lights or talk to her. She is up for the day around 7:30. The downfall to good night sleep is that we feed every 2 hours in the am and then cluster feed in the evening, but I will take it because I don't do well with no sleep.
DS1 came into our room last night, went straight to H's side and when H picked him up to get in our bed, DS laid right next to him (on the outside of the bed) and snuggled right in. He has NEVER snuggled H over me. Not going to lie, I was a little jealous. H has really been doing a lot for DS1 these last few weeks though, so I get it.
I love on DS1 as much and as often as I can but it makes me sad to see our relationship change some. When I'm holding DS2 he will say things like "Mommy, hug me" or "Mommy, kiss me" which I happily and enthusiastically do but still... Does he feel like he has to ask or is he just 2 1/2 and being sweet? haha I will say though, he has been great with the LO
Havent caught up yet but i will. Just found out one good friend is expecting!!!
On the flip side my other friend got a job after being a SAHM for the last 20 months with her son. Since he started his in home daycare he had been inconsolable in the evenings and very clingy. She thought it was separation anxiety until the other day he came home with grab marks on his thighs and bruises on his back. After an examination it was determined those were abuse marks and is now dealing with the police and dept of child and family services. I cant imagine what shes feeling right now. To find out someone you trusted to care for your child is in fact causing them harm. I feel so awful for her and her little boy. What a terrifying situation. I want to go hug our daycare provider and tell her how much I appreciate her.
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My child went a full 6 hours without nursing. Too bad she was awake just screaming sporadically for most of that time so I couldn't sleep. She'd drift off for about 10 min, I put her down, I go lay down, then 15 min later start screaming again. Rinse and repeat for 3 hours. Then she decided to projectile vomit all over me, in my hair, in my mouth- it was like a scene out of the exorcist. Because washing milk puke out of my hair at 4 am is fuuuuun. Zzzzz.
Havent caught up yet but i will. Just found out one good friend is expecting!!!
On the flip side my other friend got a job after being a SAHM for the last 20 months with her son. Since he started his in home daycare he had been inconsolable in the evenings and very clingy. She thought it was separation anxiety until the other day he came home with grab marks on his thighs and bruises on his back. After an examination it was determined those were abuse marks and is now dealing with the police and dept of child and family services. I cant imagine what shes feeling right now. To find out someone you trusted to care for your child is in fact causing them harm. I feel so awful for her and her little boy. What a terrifying situation. I want to go hug our daycare provider and tell her how much I appreciate her.
that is terrible and makes me feel sick for her and her son. I am glad they found out and that it is being dealt with, but what an awful thing to have happen.
Post by hurricaine on Sept 3, 2015 13:45:45 GMT -5
shannonabigail, my dad's wife is called Ba-Chan, which is sort of the North American version of Japanese for grandma. She's a great woman who met my dad long after my parents had separated, so I'm happy we have another name for her that's not the same as what we call my mom. I asked her what she wanted to be called though and that was her answer.
lemon200, Oh man, nip that shit in the bud. DH had to make it super clear that MIL wasn't to show up without calling (with a friend who just couldn't wait to meet the baby). If she tries it with this baby and he isn't there to stop her, my plan is to answer the door topless. It'd make her crazy uncomfortable and while it would be embarrassing for me, it'd get the point across.
Miss Evelyn is 2 weeks and 1 day today, DH went back to work today, so it is my first day being alone with the baby. Things seem to be going well. I feel like I should be getting things done around the house while she is napping but I can't stop staring at her and fiddle farting on the computer.
I also picked today to put her in her first cloth diaper. Jury is still out on if this is a good idea or not. I think the cover fits her well and she doesn't seem to be fussing that it is on too tight.
We are also still waiting for her umbilical cord stump to fall off. Seems like it is taking a really long time compared to what all of the Doctors and Nurses said the time line would be.
manda1214, how horrible for your friend. That is one of my worst nightmares.
elvenqueen, your daughter is too cute. Babies latch onto anything. Just today W has tried to latch onto my arm, my shoulder, my mother's arm and the couch. I'm sure if we had a cat he'd try that.
My mom left this morning before I took W to his appointment for weight check. Up a pound over his birth weight at 2 weeks! Went for a short grocery shopping and to the library. Nap time for DS1 had all three of us in tears for a little while, but now both boys are sleeping and none of them are on me. Winning. I should go be productive.
motownthrowdown I'd say it was about an hour after feeding. He always coughs and chokes during feedings due to my overactive letdown. We try to minimize it. He's always been a spitter but last night was the first night it really bothered him. I try to keep him upright for 30 minutes, but don't always make it. He definitely sounded like he was drowning until we aspirated the fluid. Maybe he just had a one time choke (hopefully)! We meet with a LC tomorrow.
I just pulled a mouthful of cat fur out of E's mouth. That cat fur was still attached to the cat. She actually tried to latch on his back as he decided to sleep next to her on the couch during her nap, and she wriggled right up against him. The girl is indeed feral.
I never thought I'd be quoting myself, but I just can't get over how ridiculous this was. As per above, photographic evidence of my feral daughter attempting to latch on the cat. I wonder if I should tell her he does have actually nipples to make her attempts look slightly less ridiculous.
Hahahaha I laughed so hard at this! We had a similar situation where we were trying to take a picture of E and the dog and he went right for her nipple. Luckily we caught it in time. The dog was amused lol.
Post by waterqueen on Sept 3, 2015 14:28:09 GMT -5
AW moment: Between getting a haircut and getting free lunch and coffee from Starbucks (birthday reward, birthday is Saturday but whatever) I feel human again! Ahhhhhh!
Post by runningmommy519 on Sept 3, 2015 14:36:03 GMT -5
Today I decided to nap when the kids napped. still so tired and DS1 will be up in 10 min. I wanted to go somewhere but I'm thinking of throwing in a movie and doing a few things around the house. I was trying to avoid movies/screen time but he's been really good today. So I think I'll try and use it as a reward.
I've moved into our new house which is down the road from the in laws. She already tried to stop in unannounced but luckily I was out. I told her next time to call. I don't want to set an open door precidense.
I'm jealous of everyone's good sleepers. Elaine wakes up at 3:30 and goes in and out of sleep and fussiness until morning. Are people who have 2 long stretches at night putting their kids on a schedule? Are they still sleeping in your room? Will you share some of your magic?
We get 2 long stretches mainly because she is awake and fussing or screaming for 5 or 6 hours every evening so she is exhausted and I will usually wake her (or she wake herself) in the middle of the night and then she goes right back down for a few more hours before morning. Our afternoons/evenings are very very difficult but I am so very grateful that she knows that when it is nighttime for us it is nighttime for her too.
Post by motownthrowdown on Sept 3, 2015 15:33:00 GMT -5
manda1214 omg that's sickening. I think I can safely say that I would end up in jail if anything like that happened. I hope that douche bag rots in hell. Omg I'm so mad.
Post by tmclawchick on Sept 3, 2015 16:14:42 GMT -5
Pumped a few bottles for DH to give DD, picked up DS from school and spent a few hours at the beach, just the 2 of us. I think he really needed the mommy time. Such a good afternoon, I needed to get some sunshine and fresh air!
Post by motownthrowdown on Sept 3, 2015 16:16:24 GMT -5
Pediatric neurologist appointment went well. Muscle tone looks normal, head circumference looks normal, arms and legs move great, good head control.
He brought up seizures. As far as I know, she's not had one. I bugged him for the odds and he said 30-35% chance with the kind of shunt she has and the tiny bit of damage that showed up on her mri right after her shunt placement.
I feel like I'm at my breaking point. I've done some reputable Internet research and it looks like seizures don't always cause damage. It's like your brain is sneezing. But now, every time she stretches in her sleep or twitches (which he told me was normal as long as I can stop it by pushing on it), I'm terrified that she's having a seizure. What if she's already had some and I thought it was normal movement?
I know there is 65-70% that she won't ever have one. I know that even if she does, she has excellent doctors and dh and I will do anything it takes to keep her healthy. I'm just feeling overwhelmed. I really need to find a shrink lol.
Miss Evelyn is 2 weeks and 1 day today, DH went back to work today, so it is my first day being alone with the baby. Things seem to be going well. I feel like I should be getting things done around the house while she is napping but I can't stop staring at her and fiddle farting on the computer.
I also picked today to put her in her first cloth diaper. Jury is still out on if this is a good idea or not. I think the cover fits her well and she doesn't seem to be fussing that it is on too tight.
We are also still waiting for her umbilical cord stump to fall off. Seems like it is taking a really long time compared to what all of the Doctors and Nurses said the time line would be.
we started Tuesday, the both have pros and cons, i don't like the way sposies stick to his but, but the covers are leaving red marks on his legs and he looks raisiny after 2 hours.
Post by maggiemae85 on Sept 3, 2015 16:37:10 GMT -5
motownthrowdown, my sister had seizures throughout her childhood and is now a healthy, seizure-free adult. Even if your LO has them, she (and you!) will get through it!
My parents are stressing me out so much. They left Tuesday night to go stay with my Great Aunt. They were supposed to come over last night, I got a text saying they were making lasagna and that they'd be over after they ate. No "do you want to join us?". Then they call and say that they're not going to come over but they will tomorrow (today) after they go visit my Mom's cousins and Aunt about an hour and a half away and that they're going there for lunch so they'll probably be here around 3 or 4 bc it'll be a quick visit. The plan was for them to have dinner w us. So I've text my Mom several times today, sent her 2 pics of Jake, called her and called my Dad. Nothing. So I text my brothers to see if they've heard from them. They haven't. So I'm now worried and checking new sites for accidents and stuff. Finally, at 530, I call her back and she answers and says she didn't check her phone all day and to eat w out them bc they had a huge meal w her family. I am annoyed and don't hide it. About 15 min later she calls again and asks if we want them to bring us dinner. I tell them no and that it would have been polite to keep us updated bc we've been waiting all day. We hang up. Then Dad texts me and said they're sorry and time got away from them. I don't respond. Then wife and I get into an argument bc she's annoyed I don't know what I want for dinner and bc I'm not hungry bc we literally just ate uncrustables. She's pissed bc my parents always get my worked up so I start crying she starts crying. Ugh. Am I bring sensitive or are they bring inconsiderate? I just thought they'd made more of an effort to see their first Grandchild before they leave on Saturday..
Miss Evelyn is 2 weeks and 1 day today, DH went back to work today, so it is my first day being alone with the baby. Things seem to be going well. I feel like I should be getting things done around the house while she is napping but I can't stop staring at her and fiddle farting on the computer.
I also picked today to put her in her first cloth diaper. Jury is still out on if this is a good idea or not. I think the cover fits her well and she doesn't seem to be fussing that it is on too tight.
We are also still waiting for her umbilical cord stump to fall off. Seems like it is taking a really long time compared to what all of the Doctors and Nurses said the time line would be.
we started Tuesday, the both have pros and cons, i don't like the way sposies stick to his but, but the covers are leaving red marks on his legs and he looks raisiny after 2 hours.
My parents are stressing me out so much. They left Tuesday night to go stay with my Great Aunt. They were supposed to come over last night, I got a text saying they were making lasagna and that they'd be over after they ate. No "do you want to join us?". Then they call and say that they're not going to come over but they will tomorrow (today) after they go visit my Mom's cousins and Aunt about an hour and a half away and that they're going there for lunch so they'll probably be here around 3 or 4 bc it'll be a quick visit. The plan was for them to have dinner w us. So I've text my Mom several times today, sent her 2 pics of Jake, called her and called my Dad. Nothing. So I text my brothers to see if they've heard from them. They haven't. So I'm now worried and checking new sites for accidents and stuff. Finally, at 530, I call her back and she answers and says she didn't check her phone all day and to eat w out them bc they had a huge meal w her family. I am annoyed and don't hide it. About 15 min later she calls again and asks if we want them to bring us dinner. I tell them no and that it would have been polite to keep us updated bc we've been waiting all day. We hang up. Then Dad texts me and said they're sorry and time got away from them. I don't respond. Then wife and I get into an argument bc she's annoyed I don't know what I want for dinner and bc I'm not hungry bc we literally just ate uncrustables. She's pissed bc my parents always get my worked up so I start crying she starts crying. Ugh. Am I bring sensitive or are they bring inconsiderate? I just thought they'd made more of an effort to see their first Grandchild before they leave on Saturday..
Sounds rough, yes, they should be making time for you, or even offering to bring you dinner rather than telling you about their plans. But, for you and your wife, take some deep breathes and try not to let the sleep depravation make you two take your parents faults out on each other. **hugs**
Post by oopsiedaisies on Sept 3, 2015 17:40:12 GMT -5
hiimjamie you are not overreacting to them at all. That is incredibly rude of them to not keep you posted and then to cancel at the last minute like that
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