It's the freakin" weekend! !

[runningmommy519]

Sorry motownthrowdown that DH isn't being understanding. Hopefully you all can talk today.

[runningmommy519]

I try really hard not to judge other people's parenting. I do. But my cousin just posted on facebook that her almost 5 year old threw up all over her this morning. That's not the part I'm judging. She decided to post what he ate yesterday and I'm judging that. Popcorn, orange slurpee, Sprite, oyster crackers, a handful of graham crackers and water..... That's it. I get that some kids have special needs and sensory issues related to food. But that's not the case here.

This is the same cousin whose husband decided to retire from the army without an actual plan about what they were going to do. Until recently they were going from family member to friends houses mooching off them. Complaining about how they had no money. This was after they bought a brand new Harley with matching clothes to go with it. She couldn't work for health reasons.

This is also the cousin who sleeps in until 10 or 11.... Sometimes noon. Not just my cousin but her husband too. Leaving the 4 yr old with no breakfast because "he doesn't need it"

I try not to judge. I do. Especially since this particular family has been though a ton.... Health wise.... That involved her almost dying. A liver transplant two and a half yrs ago saved her life (she had an auto immune disorder). I try not to judge but damn it's hard sometimes.

[htuzzi324]

Dh was trying to be funny last night and woke up the baby after I had gotten him to sleep. It took two hours to get him to sleep. Two. Don't sick your head in front of mine and start talking and laughing at a normal voice. I contemplated homicide. But I had a baby to put back to sleep. It took another hour. So three hours to get him asleep last night.
He also decided he wanted to stop after work with his mom and get a couple of beers. He came home two hours after he said, and he stunk like beer. I had just been up since 5 that morning and was alone with a sick child, toddler, and nb from 9-9, so you could get off work at 5 and hang out and drink. And couldn't be bothered to even pick up the living room even though you stayed up way longer than everyone else.

This guy wonders why I'm pissed at him....

[ady45]

Holy moly. The orchard was packed yesterday for hospital day. I stood in line to redeem my voucher for pumpkins cor over an hour. I left with 3 good sized pumpkins, a small pumpkin, a jar of blackberry butter, and a jar of jalapeño jelly and I only spent two dollars and change out of pocket. We also went on a wagon ride and DD went through the corn maze with my sister and my mom.

[motownthrowdown]

elizabethnevadap check out a Tortle. It's a special hat that keeps them on a certain side. Like $20. We're dealing with the same thing with A bc of her shunt.

[thewop]

RIP microwave. We officially need a new one. I had no idea above the range microwaves were $200+. A decent one is almost $300.

[gingerygirl]

My fucking husband fucking smoked in the fucking car. Rage doesn't even begin to describe it.

[ampaints]

H got up with Miles this morning at 4:15 so I could sleep. It was awesome! H changed M into a Christmas sleeper since it won't fit by Christmas. I decided we should take a few photos to maybe use for a Christmas card. I love this one as I was positioning little guy.

[cupcakecutiern]

Just went to the apple farm, holy moly there were a ton of people. We had fun until Emma kicked a kid in his face.

[motownthrowdown]

Oct 11, 2015 11:59:58 GMT -5 cupcakecutiern said:

Just went to the apple farm, holy moly there were a ton of people. We had fun until Emma kicked a kid in his face.

Story? 

[cupcakecutiern]

I was nursing Alexis, but apparently my husband and Emma were playing on a tractor and Emma was in the drivers seat and this little boy tried to climb up into the seat and Emma kicked him away so he couldnt come up, which apparently ended up kicking him in the face. I asked my husband if the kid was ok-- he's like I don't know. Oy men.

[motownthrowdown]

Oct 11, 2015 11:11:44 GMT -5 gingerygirl said:

My fucking husband fucking smoked in the fucking car. Rage doesn't even begin to describe it.

nut punch. Followed by a second nut punch. 

[cupcakecutiern]

I did get a couple cute pics of Emma.

[nimfalen]

Our first anniversary is tomorrow, so we went to dinner last night. Had oysters for the first time in a year and they were delicious! Today grocery shopping and football.

Finally bought a monitor, so we're moving Teagan to her room tonight. She's been sleeping 6-7 hours, so fx she keeps that up. DH and I are both off tomorrow, so if it doesn't go well, at least we can nap tomorrow.

In other news, cramps. Ugh.

[cupcakecutiern]

Happy anniversary nimfalen

[aracale]

A slept like crap last night and so far is napping like crap today. I am so jealous of all of you getting 6+ hour stretches. I didn't even get my normal 3-4 hour stretch last night.
She napped like a champ yesterday so I don't get it. Apparently sleep does not beget sleep for my baby.

[gingerygirl]

I'm probably going to jinx myself but Jackson has been in his swing for ten minutes and he's not crying! Maybe he likes it now that he's older and bigger?

[ampaints]

nimfalen happy anniversary! I was just thinking H and I needed to go out for oysters the other day, yum!

[skinandbones]

If the littlest one is awake, he's screaming at me. Little Bones even gave a big hug during on of the screaming seasons. I'm almost in tears and have a headache. T minus 3 hours until DH gets home.

[gingerygirl]

He's asleep! He fell asleep in the swing! Hallelujah!

[elizabethnevadap]

motownthrowdown I actually JUST took the Tortle back to BRU. He hated the hat on his head, it drove him nuts. Too many tears and digging at his little head with his nails.
What works best is a rolled up receiving blanket under the right side of his head, forcing him to look left.
I also bought those bears that attach to his car seat straps that keeps his head upright and straight.
I think I'm way more worried about this than I need to be.

[motownthrowdown]

Oct 11, 2015 13:23:01 GMT -5 elizabethnevadap said:

motownthrowdown I actually JUST took the Tortle back to BRU. He hated the hat on his head, it drove him nuts. Too many tears and digging at his little head with his nails.
What works best is a rolled up receiving blanket under the right side of his head, forcing him to look left.
I also bought those bears that attach to his car seat straps that keeps his head upright and straight.
I think I'm way more worried about this than I need to be.

A hated it too lol. If you put all the interesting stuff on one side, that should work. Our physical therapist said its not usually considered a big enough deal to really worry about until they are like 1. Another thing that might help is alternating the direction you lay him down for naps or bedtime. In the nicu, they put up a picture of a sun at one end of her bed and a moon at the other. If it was daytime, her head went by the sun. Night was by the moon. 

[aracale]

A has been crying on and off since about 10,it's now 12:15. I keep getting her calmed down for 15-30 minutes and then the screaming commences again. She hasn't eaten since 7:30, but every time I offer she screams. This is my first time dealing with a day like this. I don't like it.

[girlonabike]

It's a beautiful autumn day today, so we'll go out for a stroll in a bit. Maybe even the park.

The inlaws are visiting this weekend, so I'm slowly trying to clean/organize before they get here.

I go back to work on Wednesday, so I (we) need to start getting back on a regular routine. We start tonight. Not sure how its going to work when I go back though, because Liam usually goes down for bed around 8pm, and I won't be home until 11pm-12am. Gonna have to get the sitter used to putting him to bed, and then figure out how to transfer him when we pick him up. It's only 3 days a week, every other week though. Not too bad.

[smore]

We just got back from the pumpkin patch. It was awesome. We got to do a corn maze, slide, climbing hay bales, corn dig, hay ride and pick our own pumpkins. It was beautiful outside too! I got some relly cute picture of dd. The baby slept through most of it or cried when I tried to take a picture. Oh well. DD had a blast.

[skinandbones]

Oct 11, 2015 14:16:09 GMT -5 aracale said:

A has been crying on and off since about 10,it's now 12:15. I keep getting her calmed down for 15-30 minutes and then the screaming commences again. She hasn't eaten since 7:30, but every time I offer she screams. This is my first time dealing with a day like this. I don't like it.

We must have the same kid. I finally stripped down and swaddled his arms down with some loud white noise. He finally ate and is taking a nap. I'll get the wine ready for you.

[skinandbones]

Oct 11, 2015 15:32:16 GMT -5 @missava387 said:

Hope all the ladies north of the border are having a nice holiday :-)

Out of boredom and curiosity - does anyone know how the major call-out in Parenting over the "Ghost" user ended? Ain't nobody got time to read through 68 pages (mobile)

what in the world??

[aracale]

Oct 11, 2015 15:33:59 GMT -5 skinandbones said:

Oct 11, 2015 14:16:09 GMT -5 aracale said:

A has been crying on and off since about 10,it's now 12:15. I keep getting her calmed down for 15-30 minutes and then the screaming commences again. She hasn't eaten since 7:30, but every time I offer she screams. This is my first time dealing with a day like this. I don't like it.

We must have the same kid. I finally stripped down and swaddled his arms down with some loud white noise. He finally ate and is taking a nap. I'll get the wine ready for you.

Ugh. I do have a bottle of pumped milk in the fridge, maybe wine is the answer. Good luck keeping your little one calm.

[Deleted]

OMG guise! My friend just showed up as I was getting everyone ready to go to airport to pick up hubs. She said she wanted to hang with the kids and I should go enjoy dinner kid free with hubs.

I am actually kid free for the first time in a year!! I don't know what to do. Lol

[htuzzi324]

Oct 11, 2015 13:05:55 GMT -5 gingerygirl said:

He's asleep! He fell asleep in the swing! Hallelujah!

The swing is life. We don't get anything but cat naps without it. And now he's magically this happy baby because he's actually napping well.