I just pumped for the first time this go around. I forgot how much o hate it. I feel like a dairy cow :/ major props to those of you who do this regularly.
I do it 4-5 times a day... I hate it too, but at least it doesn't hurt! And then someone else can feed him sometimes.
Today has been long. E had a very fussy night/morning and then my best friend called me earlier to tell me she needed me to come over now as her H had cheated on her. I am so devastated for her. I comforted her for a while & then watched her 1 year old while her & her H talked outside. I don't know how you ladies with 2 under 2 do it! I was overwhelmed for 2 hours.
I'm home now. I have a terrible headache & I haven't eaten today, which is probably why. But my kinderpack came today so all is well!
Today is the first day of school but it's bittersweet. I'm missing my new 1st graders but I have a new 1st love cuddling up in my arms.
I know how you feel. My kindergarteners started 3 weeks ago. It's hard but I love being at home with little man. I also got to do the mom thing when dd started kindergarten this year and take pics on her first day instead of shooing her down the hallway.
Just committed to a volleyball team - fall season starts in a couple weeks. I'm excited, but so nervous about being really out of shape (and practice). At least I'm getting a bit of a workout lately holding, bouncing, rocking, and swaying DS since he's being super clingy. I'm trying to incorporate squats and other leg/butt exercises while I'm standing there.
@missava387, I read in a July thread that someone had started reading Harry Potter to their baby because it's really just about cadence at this point. I've just started to do it during feedings during the day and I have to say it feels a lot better than just being on my pone the whole time! I feel more engaged with her!
Post by motownthrowdown on Sept 8, 2015 18:36:15 GMT -5
Watched all three original trilogy Star Wars with Amelia today. I told her she's not allowed to watch the prequels until I'm sure she will hate jar jar as much as I do.
Watched all three original trilogy Star Wars with Amelia today. I told her she's not allowed to watch the prequels until I'm sure she will hate jar jar as much as I do.
DS1 (4.5) is really into the Star Wars Clone Wars series, the Star Wars score, and lots of imaginative play involving Star Wars, but we haven't introduced him to the original trilogy (saving for his fifth birthday). I don't dare show him the prequels! I'm so afraid he'd like jar jar. H and I had this same conversation about it.
DS2 is sick with a cold courtesy of DS1 who got the cold from Daycare. Major downside of having a Toddler in Daycare and a NB. The poor kid has SO much thick stringy mucus in his throat. The worst is when he chokes on it - makes for a not so fun night of sleep waking up to those noises. Hopefully it passes in another day or so.
seeca022 oh, no! DS2 was sick yesterday and today (his fever got up to 103.2 yesterday, poor thing) and I've been trying to keep them apart as best as I can. Really hoping DS2 doesn't get the same thing.
Speaking of, h is putting the two older kids to bed right now. I had the three kiddos to myself today, one of them sick, for 12 hours and nobody died. Celebrating the victory with a rum and coke. Because we're out of Jack. Huzzah.
Just rinsed n's hair and his neck and leg folds with the peri bottle. Made life so much easier. motownthrowdown was it you who used it? I can't remember.
Post by oopsiedaisies on Sept 8, 2015 20:24:21 GMT -5
Tomorrow's my first day alone with both kiddos. Although, I'm not sure it fully counts, since my mom is going to come take dd for a few hours to play. Also, why do I pick shows to watch that make me cry? Damned Private Practice
@telos keeping them apart is the hardest. DS1 just wants to be in his face and give him kisses constantly. Thankful it's just a cold but I know I'm in for some rough times once DS2 also goes to daycare
Just rinsed n's hair and his neck and leg folds with the peri bottle. Made life so much easier. motownthrowdown was it you who used it? I can't remember.
Yep. That was me. Glad it helped!
did anyone try my "bottoms up" onesie approach? Any success?
Just rinsed n's hair and his neck and leg folds with the peri bottle. Made life so much easier. motownthrowdown was it you who used it? I can't remember.
Yep. That was me. Glad it helped!
did anyone try my "bottoms up" onesie approach? Any success?
Best. Thread. EVER. For the record, I'm team HP even though I generally consider myself a sci-fi nerd.
Baby girl is eating every hour. Even bottle feeding, it's killing me. H is working nights for the next week, so it's just me with both kids! My only goal for the next week is for all of us to survive.
I'm using the time at night to watch movies I haven't seen before. Watching Raging Bull right now - I don't really get why everyone loves it. Also thought Sideways wasn't that great. Suggestions for something good to watch next?
Post by bibliothecary on Sept 8, 2015 21:06:37 GMT -5
I just found out that the lullaby my mom used to sing to me had other verses. Time to learn them and repeat them to G until slightly mad. GO TO SLEEP, DEMON CHILD.
seeca022 this was us last week. Luckily DD2 was only congested for 4 days and it never progressed beyond that. Cold and flu season should be fun this year with a toddler in daycare and a newborn at home...
Post by oopsiedaisies on Sept 8, 2015 21:32:15 GMT -5
motownthrowdown I missed the bottoms up deal? Please link or elaborate?
I never had to use gas drops with my dd...but omg this poor boy has been screaming through his gas for the past 24 hrs...I picked up the drops today and since then we've had zero screaming fits. I'm so excited!!!
And here's my last one...I'm sitting in bed nursing ds, and all of a sudden these lights are flashing in the hallway and I freaked out. Turns out it's just my dd's backpack that lights up going spastic!
I just bathe with the baby so I have an excuse to relax in the tub lol. No screaming and I can nurse him through the hair rinsing, which he hates. Not even a whimper.
I just bathe with the baby so I have an excuse to relax in the tub lol. No screaming and I can nurse him through the hair rinsing, which he hates. Not even a whimper.
I loved doing this with DD1, baths were miserable for her before I started getting in with her but with me she'd smile and laugh. I'm waiting until after my 6 week PP appointment (and to stop bleeding, surely it'll stop by then?!) to start doing it with DD2.
htuzzi324 one night after having tacos for dinner (during which I was holding LO) I undwaddled her, and found beef and cheese inside her Swaddle. I don't have a clue how that happened. Whoops.
htuzzi324 one night after having tacos for dinner (during which I was holding LO) I undwaddled her, and found beef and cheese inside her Swaddle. I don't have a clue how that happened. Whoops.
Yea apparently tostadas weren't the best idea for one handed dinner.
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