Post by lilyelayne on Sept 18, 2015 8:14:47 GMT -5
No spam yet? Guess I should've made it at 5am!
Going to work today. My mom wants to watch DS so she's meeting me there then going to my grandma's. Thinking about bringing some frozen BM and a cup to see if she can feed him. My supervisor sent me a pic yesterday that she rearranged our office to fit a pack n play. I think I'm flattered.
Going to my first ever consignment sale (Just Between Friends) tomorrow. Any tips? How big of a markdown from new is a good deal? 50% less? More than that? Sooooo many questions.
Also, today is/was grandparent's day at school so the grands can come have breakfast with their kids. SO MANY ADULTS. The fun part is my nephew goes here, so my mom came to eat with him. I got to bring my baby to school and show him off/cuddle/ play with him until mom was ready to leave. (I have an AW pic; I'll work on it)Then she took him for the rest of the day until I burn rubber outta the parking lot at 230. Hello weekend!
Post by dmorgendorffer on Sept 18, 2015 8:53:24 GMT -5
Had to come into the office today but I think there is going to be birthday cake for one of my coworkers later which would make being here on a Friday maybe worth it.
Daycare moms I have a question, DD is 7 months (tomorrow!!) and so far we only give solids at home. I had DH ask about them giving them at daycare and they told him they provide everything, we just need to tell them what to give her and when. She should have had any food 3 times at home before they offer it there, but other than that they'll do whatever we tell them. What are others doing? I'm thinking we'll just have them start offering some kind of puree daily midmorning but she hasn't been so interested in the solids at home so I'm not sure how well its going to go.
@dmorgandorffer - cake is definitely an incentive for me. Or any baked goods. Tuesday at work the patients make cookies with the activities person on the rehab floor. That is always my first stop on rounds!
3 nights in a row DD sttn until 7am. I am about to cry from sheer joy. (knock on wood). My mom is coming down today for a visit. It should be fun even though DD still cries whenever anyone but me, H or the babysitter even look at her to much (god forbid they hold her). At least my mother doesn't get offended. It is so frustrating when DD starts crying and then the person says "oh, she doesn't like me" and gets offended. I'm not going to apologize that my 7 month old gets stranger anxiety. It's not personal.
Post by dmorgendorffer on Sept 18, 2015 9:10:25 GMT -5
lilyelayne my coworkers keep asking when I am going to bring DD in to the office but it seems so impractical. If we are still here in October (my company has major "restructuring" to become "much leaner" some time in the near future) I might bring her in for the kids Halloween day.
I am most nervous about her doing the commute with me though. 30 minutes on NJTransit through Penn Station and another 20 minutes on the A train during rush hour isn't fun when I do it alone let alone with baby.
DS has started saying the "m" sound, so it sounds like he is saying mom mom mom. I doubt he is, but it sounds like it! Laundry today.
We're getting the momomom sounds too, and it's adorable. I had to laugh a little when a girl I know posted on FB that her almost 6 month old said his first word and it was mom. I don't think it counts until there is actual meaning behind the word.
Post by hollydfromtn on Sept 18, 2015 10:00:59 GMT -5
danitaec I just went to my first one last weekend. 50% off of retail was my cut off, anything less than that stayed on the rack. I would definitely recommend bringing your own bag of some sort to use while shopping. A lot of women brought their strollers but there really wasn't room for them IMO. I was glad that I wore S, but I ended up having my hands full because I didn't bring anything to hold my stuff.
Post by hollydfromtn on Sept 18, 2015 10:03:29 GMT -5
Feeling very productive this morning. So far I've swept and and swiffered our living room and kitchen, vacuumed, dusted, fixed our door latch issue, and fluffed 2 loads of laundry I pulled off the line yesterday. Maybe I should start every morning with a cup of coffee and a 45 minute nap with S. I think I'll reward myself with a brownie for lunch.
danitaec I just went to my first one last weekend. 50% off of retail was my cut off, anything less than that stayed on the rack. I would definitely recommend bringing your own bag of some sort to use while shopping. A lot of women brought their strollers but there really wasn't room for them IMO. I was glad that I wore S, but I ended up having my hands full because I didn't bring anything to hold my stuff.
Thanks for the info! It says we can't bring strollers, so I guess big bags it is. I'm looking for some bigger items, so hopefully I'll be able to carry what I need/want.
Had to come into the office today but I think there is going to be birthday cake for one of my coworkers later which would make being here on a Friday maybe worth it.
Daycare moms I have a question, DD is 7 months (tomorrow!!) and so far we only give solids at home. I had DH ask about them giving them at daycare and they told him they provide everything, we just need to tell them what to give her and when. She should have had any food 3 times at home before they offer it there, but other than that they'll do whatever we tell them. What are others doing? I'm thinking we'll just have them start offering some kind of puree daily midmorning but she hasn't been so interested in the solids at home so I'm not sure how well its going to go.
I'm in a funk today. I should be doing something while my kids are preoccupied with Creative Galaxy on Amazon Prime. Buuut, instead I'm sitting here derping around on my phone.
DS has started saying the "m" sound, so it sounds like he is saying mom mom mom. I doubt he is, but it sounds like it! Laundry today.
That's super cute! LO started doing this last week and she does it when she's crawling after me so it's kinda like she's chasing me going mom, mom, mom. Lol
Post by mands1125 on Sept 18, 2015 11:49:09 GMT -5
dmorgendorffer- I only send in a breakfast puree and puffs. I found that if I sent in lunch, they'd replace her lunch bottle with that puree which is not something I want them doing. We currently do purees twice a day though- 1 time at breakfast and 1 time at dinner.
Today we went to do some photos at walmart portrait studio. Last time LO was so smiley. This time she was not so impressed. I got the special they had on so it was only $20. I'm not super happy with the shot I got but whatever.
Post by cougarette on Sept 18, 2015 12:10:38 GMT -5
@holachica have fun!
That reminds me of the time when my sister was flying back to California when my niece was 1. They got to Atlanta and was struggling with her bags, holding the baby, and trying to open her stroller. A man came up and asked if he could help. She looked up and it was Stephen Colbert!
Post by GeekBeagle on Sept 18, 2015 12:30:41 GMT -5
Just got back from the vet. One of my dogs has had diarrhea/not been eating for three days. We should have the results of the fecal test tomorrow - he was so kind to leave a sample while we were there. In the meantime, he has to take meds/eat bland food to hopefully settle his stomach and make him eat something.
Other than that, I have returns/errands to run and lots of cleaning to do. Fun, fun!
Post by cloe111479 on Sept 18, 2015 13:12:52 GMT -5
So yesterday DD became an expert on pulling herself up to stand using stuff. Which is great... until she does it twice in her bed at 12:45 and 3:50, then screams b/c well.. she doesnt know what to do once she gets there.
I love the smiley sun upon opening this thread, lilyelayne! It totally made me smile.
danitaec - if you're looking for 50% off new, I could have told you when and where to shop online just last week! There was a great sale, I got $500+ Carter's clothes at about $150. Here's a snippet of the crazy deals I got (I made 10 similar purchases all at ~$15 each):
I've become quite the shopaholic and the deal hunter since having a baby. My own wardrobe on the other hand... hasn't moved any since the pregnancy.
dmorgendorffer, I only send to daycare solids that DS has tried before. New stuff I wait til weekend to try, I'll send in the 3rd batch on Monday for his lunch. DS is a puree monster and can't get enough of it. So daycare didn't have any issues feeding him.
Post by kaydee0402 on Sept 18, 2015 13:51:10 GMT -5
So it is next to impossible to find baby ear protection muffs in stores. I wound up ordering them on Amazon Prime and paid extra for overnight. Now all I need is for buddy to get over this fever and we're ready for the air show tomorrow!
I love the smiley sun upon opening this thread, lilyelayne! It totally made me smile.
danitaec - if you're looking for 50% off new, I could have told you when and where to shop online just last week! There was a great sale, I got $500+ Carter's clothes at about $150. Here's a snippet of the crazy deals I got (I made 10 similar purchases all at ~$15 each):
I've become quite the shopaholic and the deal hunter since having a baby. My own wardrobe on the other hand... hasn't moved any since the pregnancy.
dmorgendorffer, I only send to daycare solids that DS has tried before. New stuff I wait til weekend to try, I'll send in the 3rd batch on Monday for his lunch. DS is a puree monster and can't get enough of it. So daycare didn't have any issues feeding him.
I'd like to ditto the wardrobe that hasn't moved since pregnancy. My son on the other hand is on point.
So... My manager is playing video games in his office - 3 hours and still at it. Now the video game fever is spreading like wildfire, 5 more people have gotten on their consoles and they're all getting into an online game.
So... My manager is playing video games in his office - 3 hours and still at it. Now the video game fever is spreading like wildfire, 5 more people have gotten on their consoles and they're all getting into an online game.
Is it time for me to go home...?
It sounds like they wouldn't even notice that you were gone!
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