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[taberbtb]

PikoPiko omg! I just want to pick LO up and hug him!

Today I am on the couch recovering from last night. DD caught a wicked cold somewhere and was up screaming all night long. I think our longest stretch of sleep was 1.5hrs. To top it off I was changing her this morning and in my sleep deprived state she rolled off the change table. I grabbed for her but forgot I had half her sleeper off to change her. I ended up with sleeper in hand, baby on the floor. I think I cried harder than she did.

Here's hoping tonight goes better, not just because I would like some sleep but also because I feel so awful for her.

[kaydee0402]

PikoPiko, aw hugs! One day soon it will click for him. My son fussed so much his first week or so. Now when we do drop off, he could care less. It does get better, promise.

[miniwheat]

PikoPiko, poor muffin! What a sweet babe!

[seamonster]

No play time tonight. Lack of naps caught up with DS and he's pretty much been asleep aside from a few wake ups to nurse since 5 minutes before getting home. Maybe he'll learn to nap one day.

I'm waiting on this lady to text me her address so I can buy a portable newborn to toddler rocker from her. DS has outgrown his bouncer weight wise and we want something we can travel with.

[seamonster]

PikoPiko He's adorable. He'll be OK. Babies will break your heart with tears and reaching out for someone else. I hope he feels better.

[dmorgendorffer]

taberbtb, sounds like a rough morning. Fx you have a better night and your LO feels better very soon!

[aggiebug]

Hello hello friends. Today I had mom's group at church so I have to get up and get going. It's really good to have that back (we stop doing studies during the summer) and then I picked up a huge trash bags full of free 18 month clothes. Yay free things.

On a different note
DD has had intermittent diarrhea the last 3 or 4 days and now has a rash on her legs. Is he is otherwise acting normally, eating, sleeping and acting fine so I am not sure what to think of it.

[kaydee0402]

My husband just picked up Little Man from daycare and he has a fever of 99.3. Shiiiiiit. We're giving him Tylenol and watching him. FX it doesn't go above 99.3.

[PikoPiko]

Sept 16, 2015 15:22:09 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

My husband just picked up Little Man from daycare and he has a fever of 99.3. Shiiiiiit. We're giving him Tylenol and watching him. FX it doesn't go above 99.3.

Good luck. I was pissed daycare didn't tell me DS had a fever. He was at 101.5F. I'm going to question their protocol when I see them. Meanwhile, I've joined a couple more waitlists at other daycares...

[Deleted]

Sept 16, 2015 12:12:25 GMT -5 PikoPiko said:

Sept 16, 2015 11:29:31 GMT -5 miniwheat said:

Thank you! Gook luck to your DD as well. I hope drop off gets better soon!

This is what drop off looks like for us

 

Is it terrible that I find babies ADORABLE when they are crying? He's so cute! Sometimes I can't help but laugh when DD is crying, because she's so cute when she does it. God, I'm such a jerk! (I don't wish being upset on them though, and I am very sorry that YS is having such a hard adjustment PikoPiko. I hope everything evens out for you all very very soon.)

[kaydee0402]

Sept 16, 2015 16:31:55 GMT -5 PikoPiko said:

Sept 16, 2015 15:22:09 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

My husband just picked up Little Man from daycare and he has a fever of 99.3. Shiiiiiit. We're giving him Tylenol and watching him. FX it doesn't go above 99.3.

Good luck. I was pissed daycare didn't tell me DS had a fever. He was at 101.5F. I'm going to question their protocol when I see them. Meanwhile, I've joined a couple more waitlists at other daycares...

They did take Little Man's temperature so I'm happy about that. But this is our second daycare. Our first was an in-home daycare provided as a benefit of my husband's job. So cheap, but so awful. If you're not happy, definitely get out there and get on the list for a few places. I should have listened to my gut and never placed in him the first daycare because what happened there was nothing short of neglect.

[FlutterOfYoshis]

mumomma13 No we haven't tried those bottles, though we have so many that already don't work, I'm hesitant to buy any more bottles (we've been working toward cups lately instead). I just bought a weighted straw cup on Amazon I'm gunna try first since she seems to sorta get straws more than anything else so far, but if that still fails, I might give your suggestion a try next.

[pitdigger]

FlutterOfYoshis It ended up being done at 1. Thankfully.

[lilyelayne]

Sept 16, 2015 17:09:29 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

Sept 16, 2015 16:31:55 GMT -5 PikoPiko said:

Good luck. I was pissed daycare didn't tell me DS had a fever. He was at 101.5F. I'm going to question their protocol when I see them. Meanwhile, I've joined a couple more waitlists at other daycares...

They did take Little Man's temperature so I'm happy about that. But this is our second daycare. Our first was an in-home daycare provided as a benefit of my husband's job. So cheap, but so awful. If you're not happy, definitely get out there and get on the list for a few places. I should have listened to my gut and never placed in him the first daycare because what happened there was nothing short of neglect.

Yikes. Sorry y'all had w bad first DCP.

[seamonster]

Sept 16, 2015 16:31:55 GMT -5 PikoPiko said:

Sept 16, 2015 15:22:09 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

My husband just picked up Little Man from daycare and he has a fever of 99.3. Shiiiiiit. We're giving him Tylenol and watching him. FX it doesn't go above 99.3.

Good luck. I was pissed daycare didn't tell me DS had a fever. He was at 101.5F. I'm going to question their protocol when I see them. Meanwhile, I've joined a couple more waitlists at other daycares...

Maybe he didn't register that high there. I know my daycare will let babies over 6 months stay for the day with a low grade fever if baby Tylenol or ibuprofen brings it down.

Get a their policy on being sick or on medication. It was nice to know DS could go back before the viral rash cleared because the GP said he wasn't contagious and we needed to keep him out for 24 hours after starting antibiotics.

[PikoPiko]

I talked to daycare, they said DS felt really warm but was only 97F. I think their thermometer was broken or they need to learn to use one correctly. They said DS is a short napper, so they didn't think it was weird that he was napping hourly. He took 5 naps in the 7 hours that he was there, each nap was 40mins long.

I'm just done with this place. As I was telling DH about how disappointed I am with this daycare, a daycare we waitlisted before DS was born called us and said there's a spot in mid Oct! This place only has 1 infant room, so less babies and they can't float babies between rooms to even out their numbers like DS' current daycare does. 4 more weeks of the bad place...

[seamonster]

I'm glad you have another place lined up. Sleeping a whole bunch should be a warning sign with a bad napper. Hope the new place is better.

[lilyelayne]

Sept 16, 2015 22:13:35 GMT -5 @holachica said:

Sept 16, 2015 9:54:52 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

You'll be fine! Flying with one child was easy but we are going to be doing it with two for the first time in October. I'm not too worried. We always sit in the back for easy bathroom access and you get to board early! I've never done it myself but your LO isn't mobile yet so he can't run away from you or anything lol.

Thanks, yeah, I'm just worried about 3 things. 1. Juggling everything in the airport alone. 2. Hoping there's an empty seat so DS can sleep on the plane in the car seat. 3. Dealing with the 2 hr time difference.

1. Checking a bag may be worth the $$. I had most things in the diaper bag separated in plastic baggies (one for pacifiers, one for small toys, one for meds, etc) so that it was harder to totally mess up my diaper bag organization. Also it's easier to tuck a plastic Baggie in a seat back pocket. Bring a paci clip if he uses a paci; bring a toy leash you can attach to your wrist if the car seat doesn't work out. Bring Clorox wipes because there's not much room between seats and LO will want to touch every single thing (tray table, window, arm rest, TV screen if each seat has one).
Also can you talk to the airline ahead of time about riding on one of their carts for catching connecting flights? If you're just frazzled and over it?

2. DS wasn't able to be in his car seat because I didn't purchase an extra ticket and all 4 of our flights were full. He slept plastered to my or DH's chest. It was easier to get up and walk with him this way if he got bored/fussy. Airplanes make a lot of white noise! Helpful!

3. Fwiw DS didn't have a problem with the time difference tooooo much but we were going & doing a whole lot, so he took extra naps but they were mostly short & often in the carrier. He didn't wake up at 3 am ready for the day, but I didn't put him down at 6pm either like I thought I'd have to.

Misc: I hope you don't have a connecting flight since I imagine you're going from a major metro area to another, but I did my best to lay out a blanket or my wrap during layovers and let DS kick, roll, sit up, stretch.
DS loved messing with the seat back TV. We didn't purchase a movie or anything, just the flight info screen was responsive enough for him.
Also the window was a big hit.

No matter how the flight goes (which will likely be well!) there's only so much gas in the tank. It will end!

[lilyelayne]

PikoPiko love tit for another daycare!