It's almost Friday! Thursday randoms

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Oct 22, 2015 12:29:36 GMT -5 lawndog1216 said:

Oct 22, 2015 11:59:07 GMT -5 girlonabike said:

Husband is home sick with a majorly sore throat. I'm really hoping Liam and I don't catch whatever he has. I really like that I work an evening shift. I have the whole morning & part of the afternoon to spend with Liam. It sucks getting home so late (usually after midnight) but he's asleep anyway, and its an easy commute with no traffic.

Dude, you're in DC/MD?VA, right? Strep is going around like wild fire -- hope he's on the mend and it's not that; stay healthy!

nooooooooo! There were so few kids at dad's school today at drop 9ff. I hope that is not why.

[lemon200]

Question: Now that I'm trying to eat healthy/diet.. how do I know if my supply isn't being diminished?

[ars093s]

There is a fly in my apartment. I've tried swatting at it, and shooting Febreeze to no avail. It's driving me crazy...maybe this belongs in the FWP thread.

[2dumbdogs]

Oct 22, 2015 14:53:16 GMT -5 lemon200 said:

Question: Now that I'm trying to eat healthy/diet.. how do I know if my supply isn't being diminished?

Easiest indicator Will be the number of diaper changes. No change, probably no problems.

[ars093s]

Oct 22, 2015 15:45:50 GMT -5 @greengirl09 said:

Oct 22, 2015 15:39:20 GMT -5 ars093s said:

There is a fly in my apartment. I've tried swatting at it, and shooting Febreeze to no avail. It's driving me crazy...maybe this belongs in the FWP thread.

If you spray it with a mix of water and dish soap, its wings will be coated and he will slow down enough for you to swat him. Snow has killed most of the flies here. Silver lining.

I'll try that now, thanks!

[kaeguri]

Oct 22, 2015 10:06:12 GMT -5 laurasuzanne2006 said:

For those of you btdt moms or moms of babies sttn, how long are they sleeping and how much are they eating? I work third and William sttn for dh(seriously kid....thanks....) obviously if they are sttn they aren't eating as much during the night. He had 5 oz at 10 or 11 pm then slept til 0730 and now in nursing him.......

We BF so not sure about ounces but she nurses her longest stretch before I put her down, usually around 10-11. She'll eat about 20-30 minutes, her normal time is about 12 minutes. Last night she went 13 hours of straight sleep. I checked her soft spot and her diaper, no signs of dehydration so I guess she's ok? It always freaks me out when she sleeps that long. She usually sleeps 9-10 hours straight a night.

On the way home from Orlando with a fussy baby and semis trying to run us off the fucking road. We've had 2 blowout diapers today. Can't wait to get her back in cloth. Do not like getting pooped on. Oh oh I'm so proud of me. I nursed her everywhere in the parks and felt totally at ease, something I did not expect. I also mastered nursing her in the carrier the second and third day so we could walk around still. I win!

[smore]

When I picked up the baby from daycare they had just warmed a bottle for him. So I came home and pumped 9 ounces ladies!

[cupcakecutiern]

Just had an amazing dinner of steak, mashed potatoes and corn. Also shared a cidre beer with hubby. Yum!! Now I'm nursing and he's cleaning the kitchen. Amazing!

[kaeguri]

2 randoms. At the rest area as we were leaving, this dude came sprinting out of the bathrooms, dove into his car, threw it in reverse and pulled onto the highway in record time then floored it and sped off going over 100mph. I really want to know what happened. Either he got really bad news or he killed someone inside the rest area.

I just read a news article, 4 people have died from the flu in SC so far. 1 person in my region. Can I have a bubble to put E in for the winter?

[misstunes]

runningmommy519 I worked in early childhood ed. Yes that is advanced for 3! We expect those skills by middle of kindergarten for an "average" kiddo but some don't master until first grade.

[hiimjamie]

Well then. Disney now watermarks it's photos. Womp. They're still cute!

[elizabethnevadap]

On our way to do fun stuff like buy Jack stuff at H&M and then grocery shop, I pull out one of the gazillion cubbies in our new Grand Caravan...cigarettes and a lighter. I am so mad at hubs I could scream.
It's more of the lying issue than the smoking issue.
I told him that I couldn't have children with a smoker way early in our relationship.
He called it a slip and apologized profusely. I made him turn around and drive home because I don't want to be around him.

I've calmed down since. I'm trying to be mature.
Thanks for letting me vent.

[ampaints]

@missava387 yeah! Awesome check up!

hiimjamie you look great! I hope you guys had fun!

elizabethnevadap that sucks. Hopefully it was a one time slip.

[htuzzi324]

Well, what we thought were skin tags on dds back turned out to be some long word meaning contagious warts. Apparently they'll go away on their own and come back at times. No one else has gotten them though, thank goodness.

[lemon200]

Oct 22, 2015 19:41:11 GMT -5 queenb said:

Oct 22, 2015 19:29:50 GMT -5 elizabethnevadap said:

On our way to do fun stuff like buy Jack stuff at H&M and then grocery shop, I pull out one of the gazillion cubbies in our new Grand Caravan...cigarettes and a lighter. I am so mad at hubs I could scream.
It's more of the lying issue than the smoking issue.
I told him that I couldn't have children with a smoker way early in our relationship.
He called it a slip and apologized profusely. I made him turn around and drive home because I don't want to be around him.

I've calmed down since. I'm trying to be mature.
Thanks for letting me vent.

I've been here before... Thankfully not for many years, but I remember being super upset about the lying. It is SO hard getting someone to stop, near impossible if they don't really want to. H "vapes" now... I feel weird just writing that, but since he got his first e-cig he hasn't smoked at all (that I know of). Where I live they're talking about banning them because of the flavoured nicotine (appeals to kids). They've already banned all flavoured cigars and even menthol cigarettes. H has tried the gum, patch, inhaler, cold turkey... This is the only thing that has worked.

That post ended up being longer than I intended.

That's probably good, I used to smoke so many cigarellos at parties in high school. It was the cool thing... well that and weed.

[layloo08]

hiimjamie looking great!
I love J's face in the second photo! He's like "I've had enough with the pictures."

[packmomma]

Oct 22, 2015 19:41:11 GMT -5 queenb said:

Oct 22, 2015 19:29:50 GMT -5 elizabethnevadap said:

On our way to do fun stuff like buy Jack stuff at H&M and then grocery shop, I pull out one of the gazillion cubbies in our new Grand Caravan...cigarettes and a lighter. I am so mad at hubs I could scream.
It's more of the lying issue than the smoking issue.
I told him that I couldn't have children with a smoker way early in our relationship.
He called it a slip and apologized profusely. I made him turn around and drive home because I don't want to be around him.

I've calmed down since. I'm trying to be mature.
Thanks for letting me vent.

I've been here before... Thankfully not for many years, but I remember being super upset about the lying. It is SO hard getting someone to stop, near impossible if they don't really want to. H "vapes" now... I feel weird just writing that, but since he got his first e-cig he hasn't smoked at all (that I know of). Where I live they're talking about banning them because of the flavoured nicotine (appeals to kids). They've already banned all flavoured cigars and even menthol cigarettes. H has tried the gum, patch, inhaler, cold turkey... This is the only thing that has worked.

That post ended up being longer than I intended.

Have they tried chantix? H is going on 4 months of quitting with the help of chantix. And this book "Allen carr's easy way to stop smoking" (recommended by a coworker).
I told him he had to quit before W got here so he basically tried everything while I was pregnant (and the 9+years before ). Chantix worked for him after everything else failed.

[layloo08]

Oct 22, 2015 19:54:32 GMT -5 lemon200 said:

Oct 22, 2015 19:41:11 GMT -5 queenb said:

I've been here before... Thankfully not for many years, but I remember being super upset about the lying. It is SO hard getting someone to stop, near impossible if they don't really want to. H "vapes" now... I feel weird just writing that, but since he got his first e-cig he hasn't smoked at all (that I know of). Where I live they're talking about banning them because of the flavoured nicotine (appeals to kids). They've already banned all flavoured cigars and even menthol cigarettes. H has tried the gum, patch, inhaler, cold turkey... This is the only thing that has worked.

That post ended up being longer than I intended.

That's probably good, I used to smoke so many cigarellos at parties in high school. It was the cool thing... well that and weed.

Haha!! I actually smoked a Black and Mild last year at a concert. We smoked them all the time in college. Don't know what we were thinking!

[queenb]

Oct 22, 2015 19:54:32 GMT -5 lemon200 said:

Oct 22, 2015 19:41:11 GMT -5 queenb said:

I've been here before... Thankfully not for many years, but I remember being super upset about the lying. It is SO hard getting someone to stop, near impossible if they don't really want to. H "vapes" now... I feel weird just writing that, but since he got his first e-cig he hasn't smoked at all (that I know of). Where I live they're talking about banning them because of the flavoured nicotine (appeals to kids). They've already banned all flavoured cigars and even menthol cigarettes. H has tried the gum, patch, inhaler, cold turkey... This is the only thing that has worked.

That post ended up being longer than I intended.

That's probably good, I used to smoke so many cigarellos at parties in high school. It was the cool thing... well that and weed.

Haha me too.

[hiimjamie]

ampaints layloo08 thanks!! I love being a Mom and I feel amazing! Somehow, magically, being pregnant and having J has resulted in my losing 30 pounds. Best. Weightloss. Plan. Ever! Jake did great, but was def over it by the end of the day lol!

[melohdy]

What happened to my sweet girl? Before today she'd barely fight naps at all once she was swaddled. Sure, occasionally she'd only sleep in my arms, but we had a system.

Today? Screaming as if she's in pain any time we tried to put her down for a nap except for the car nap she took. The only way she'll nap is with a boob in her mouth.

[runningmommy519]

Oct 22, 2015 18:34:19 GMT -5 misstunes said:

runningmommy519 I worked in early childhood ed. Yes that is advanced for 3! We expect those skills by middle of kindergarten for an "average" kiddo but some don't master until first grade.

He was sitting in the chair tonight making the y sound then saying "it's for yo-yo"

He does struggle with vowels because the English language sucks but I'm amazed by what he knows. What does suck is that when something is hard for him he gets really frustrated. Tonight I was trying to get him to write his name and it was hard for him. He flipped.

[elizabethnevadap]

Oct 22, 2015 19:41:11 GMT -5 queenb said:

Oct 22, 2015 19:29:50 GMT -5 elizabethnevadap said:

On our way to do fun stuff like buy Jack stuff at H&M and then grocery shop, I pull out one of the gazillion cubbies in our new Grand Caravan...cigarettes and a lighter. I am so mad at hubs I could scream.
It's more of the lying issue than the smoking issue.
I told him that I couldn't have children with a smoker way early in our relationship.
He called it a slip and apologized profusely. I made him turn around and drive home because I don't want to be around him.

I've calmed down since. I'm trying to be mature.
Thanks for letting me vent.

I've been here before... Thankfully not for many years, but I remember being super upset about the lying. It is SO hard getting someone to stop, near impossible if they don't really want to. H "vapes" now... I feel weird just writing that, but since he got his first e-cig he hasn't smoked at all (that I know of). Where I live they're talking about banning them because of the flavoured nicotine (appeals to kids). They've already banned all flavoured cigars and even menthol cigarettes. H has tried the gum, patch, inhaler, cold turkey... This is the only thing that has worked.

That post ended up being longer than I intended.

That's the thing, he only quit for me, he still really wants to. He quit for 2 years, I've "caught" him once about a year ago also.
He does Vape, (I know, I hate it too.) but apparently it's not enough.
Maybe we'll try Chantix, good idea! I'll mention it to him.
He does really understand my feelings on it, and why it's illogical to smoke when we know how terrible it is health wise.
I used to smoke, I get it. But we need him around!

[kaeguri]

Oct 22, 2015 20:32:05 GMT -5 elizabethnevadap said:

Oct 22, 2015 19:41:11 GMT -5 queenb said:

I've been here before... Thankfully not for many years, but I remember being super upset about the lying. It is SO hard getting someone to stop, near impossible if they don't really want to. H "vapes" now... I feel weird just writing that, but since he got his first e-cig he hasn't smoked at all (that I know of). Where I live they're talking about banning them because of the flavoured nicotine (appeals to kids). They've already banned all flavoured cigars and even menthol cigarettes. H has tried the gum, patch, inhaler, cold turkey... This is the only thing that has worked.

That post ended up being longer than I intended.

That's the thing, he only quit for me, he still really wants to. He quit for 2 years, I've "caught" him once about a year ago also.
He does Vape, (I know, I hate it too.) but apparently it's not enough.
Maybe we'll try Chantix, good idea! I'll mention it to him.
He does really understand my feelings on it, and why it's illogical to smoke when we know how terrible it is health wise.
I used to smoke, I get it. But we need him around!

smoking sucks. I tried to quit for other people for years and always ended up just sneaking them. I finally quit when I found out I was pregnant, it was the first time I actually wanted to quit. Hope your H can kick the habit? You could always print out a sad pic of Jack and write inside of a speech bubble "daddy please don't smoke". Hehehe. Guilt trip ftw.

[packmomma]

Oct 22, 2015 20:05:21 GMT -5 queenb said:

Oct 22, 2015 19:56:25 GMT -5 packmomma said:

Have they tried chantix? H is going on 4 months of quitting with the help of chantix. And this book "Allen carr's easy way to stop smoking" (recommended by a coworker).
I told him he had to quit before W got here so he basically tried everything while I was pregnant (and the 9+years before ). Chantix worked for him after everything else failed.

He actually got the prescription but never filled it. I think he really likes the physical act of smoking so this is a good compromise. Not that nicotine is good for you, but it isn't nearly as harmful as tobacco. I have heard good things about Chantix though.

Yeah vaping just made H crave "the real thing" more. So he had to stop everything.

[ady45]

I have a couple randoms.
DD learned how to tie her shoes finally!!

I drank a whole bottle of wine while cleaning my house. Oops.

On Sunday I am going to a pumpkin patch with my kids, my mom, and my niece and nephews.

[RandomName]

Oct 22, 2015 6:00:56 GMT -5 livnluv2010 said:

Oct 22, 2015 5:54:20 GMT -5 RandomName said:

~snip~

I love this daycare, my best friends mom works there and it is Montessori which works so well for my son. Luckily it is five minutes from my home. Wish I had soemthing closer to work but I'm can't risk leaving such a great place. Unfortunately we don't have any family/friends that can drop off the kids

I like your suggestion about having everything ready the night before. I need to work on this because I am always last minute! I just don't want to run around and feel exhausted by the time I get to work. Time to start practicing getting it all ready the night before!

I can see why you're trying to make it work - finding a daycare you like can he a challenge. And, being so close to home is really nice. I will say it gets much easier after the first few days. The biggest time savers for me were:
- setting out my outfit and getting my makeup routine down to a science (pretty much full face in 3-5 mins, hair was simple)
- getting DD dressed for the day when I did her morning diaper change instead of changing, eat, then dressing
- putting everything DD needed in bag the night before 
- setting her shoes and coat by the door (I made the mistake the first few days of not doing this and burned a good 5-10 minutes tracking these things down)

In the winter, I'd also start the vehicle & scrape ice before DD was up and before I got dressed. 

And worst case, if I was running behind DD would eat on the drive or when she got to daycare. 

[lawndog1216]

Oct 22, 2015 20:29:13 GMT -5 runningmommy519 said:

Oct 22, 2015 18:34:19 GMT -5 misstunes said:

runningmommy519 I worked in early childhood ed. Yes that is advanced for 3! We expect those skills by middle of kindergarten for an "average" kiddo but some don't master until first grade.

He was sitting in the chair tonight making the y sound then saying "it's for yo-yo"

He does struggle with vowels because the English language sucks but I'm amazed by what he knows. What does suck is that when something is hard for him he gets really frustrated. Tonight I was trying to get him to write his name and it was hard for him. He flipped.

I was going to say the same thing as misstunes -- expected in kindergarten, early first grade. Go Isaac!

As for writing -- here's my experience as an early childhood teacher/special ed teacher: don't push too hard yet. Physically, the fine musculature in boys' hands doesn't develop as quickly as it does in girls, and it can be physically painful to hold a pencil with a proper grip and write. If you want to do writing things with him, do prewriting things - draw a dot a the top of a page and at the bottom; have him connect the two (doesn't need to be a straight line -- the more loops and swirls he does, the better). Also, pinching activities -- picking up pennies or bingo chips, opening and closing old-fashioned clothes pins. When you really want him to learn to write, I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend investing in the Handwriting Without Tears program. They sell directly to parents as well, and it's a phenomenal program that does what the title says. www.hwtears.com

ETA: OH! And play dough and silly putty and clay and stress balls -- all of those things help strengthen the muscles in the hand that are needed to write. All that stuff people think is "playing" in preschool and early childhood actually serves important purposes!!

[elizabethnevadap]

Oct 23, 2015 11:07:41 GMT -5 lawndog1216 said:

Oct 22, 2015 20:29:13 GMT -5 runningmommy519 said:

He was sitting in the chair tonight making the y sound then saying "it's for yo-yo"

He does struggle with vowels because the English language sucks but I'm amazed by what he knows. What does suck is that when something is hard for him he gets really frustrated. Tonight I was trying to get him to write his name and it was hard for him. He flipped.

I was going to say the same thing as misstunes -- expected in kindergarten, early first grade. Go Isaac!

As for writing -- here's my experience as an early childhood teacher/special ed teacher: don't push too hard yet. Physically, the fine musculature in boys' hands doesn't develop as quickly as it does in girls, and it can be physically painful to hold a pencil with a proper grip and write. If you want to do writing things with him, do prewriting things - draw a dot a the top of a page and at the bottom; have him connect the two (doesn't need to be a straight line -- the more loops and swirls he does, the better). Also, pinching activities -- picking up pennies or bingo chips, opening and closing old-fashioned clothes pins. When you really want him to learn to write, I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend investing in the Handwriting Without Tears program. They sell directly to parents as well, and it's a phenomenal program that does what the title says. www.hwtears.com

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