Well that weekend flew by! I posted in the random thread about two friends having babies and then I see that another friend is a grandmother now. So many babies around me!
End of the month means this week is going to be busy for me at work. I hope everyone has a good day.
I fear it is going to be a long week. Pretty sure we are at the beginning of a growth spurt. She has been eating about every 2 - 2.5 hours for the last 24 hours (including overnight). Of course, she goes to daycare today and it is my first week back full time.
It is end of the month which means a busy work week that is also usually stressful. Sleep deprivation will not go well.
If I survive the day, we are going to try and go to another Halloween parade tonight.
Post by gingerygirl on Oct 26, 2015 5:03:07 GMT -5
Jacks just slept for 7.5 hiurs. Yay! Except that when he woke up I discovered he was completely soaked in pee. Gross. This happens a lot actually. If he sleeps for more than four hours he ends up peeing through his diaper. I don't want to wake him up by changing him and disrupting the long sleep stretch pattern but I don't want him covering himself in pee either. Hmmm...
Jacks just slept for 7.5 hiurs. Yay! Except that when he woke up I discovered he was completely soaked in pee. Gross. This happens a lot actually. If he sleeps for more than four hours he ends up peeing through his diaper. I don't want to wake him up by changing him and disrupting the long sleep stretch pattern but I don't want him covering himself in pee either. Hmmm...
Jacks just slept for 7.5 hiurs. Yay! Except that when he woke up I discovered he was completely soaked in pee. Gross. This happens a lot actually. If he sleeps for more than four hours he ends up peeing through his diaper. I don't want to wake him up by changing him and disrupting the long sleep stretch pattern but I don't want him covering himself in pee either. Hmmm...
@jhalula09. FX everything goes well being back full time.
Thanks! It would certainly be better if I got some sleep. I don't think I will be a wreck dropping her off because I know what to expect. Good thing I work from home, maybe I can sneak a few cat naps in!
No sleep for this mama last night and now up for the day at 6:30 am. The weekends always mess up sleep. Night call my mom to come over today so can clean and give the dogs a bath there are tumble weeds of fur on my floors.
My goal for the week is to try very hard not to let my anxiety at work infiltrate into my home life as much.
H's grandfather died over the weekend in another part of the country. I can't take time off for the funeral. He's on paternity leave so we have no childcare. If my mom can't fly out to stay with C, my husband is going to take her with him which will break my heart.
Woke up in a puddle of cold milk. Soaked 2 stupid breast pads. Wtf boobs.
I just did too! But only one of my boobs ever leaks, the other just becomes hard as a rock! I just stuffed a nb onesie down my nightgown.
I had the wedding I was in this weekend and it went great. for me.. DH had a hard time with E, just in the end. He got to the venue of the wedding and sat in the parking lot for an hour trying to calm her as she cried. And then he couldn't warm up the bottle and she wouldn't take it cold so then he drove around forever (why he didn't stop in a timmies for hot water, I don't know but I digress.) Finally after driving around for an hour trying to get her to stop crying he just went straight to the hotel. He took her out of the car seat and put her on the bed and she immediately started smiling and laughing. That little bugger!
I cried when I left her in the morning but then I got caught up in all the wedding day hoopla and it was so much fun. I think it was really good for me to have a day away! I fed her at 7 and 8:30 and then pumped at 2 and 10ish. My boobs were so full, I got 10 oz each time in about 5 minutes. I danced all night with my sister and had an awesome time! The only thing is I hate the photos of me, so it gives me all the more drive to lose weight for my sister's wedding in July.
My next baby girl challenge is driving 8 hours alone with Elaine from Toronto -> Philadelphia for Thanksgiving. I think I'm going to give myself 10 hours to make it there..
gingerygirl, try a different brand of diapers than. We use Luvs and dd was a major night time pee'er - those have never leaked for us
lemon200, glad you had fun - and I thought you looked great in the pics on fb!!
Caden is still having a hard time recovering from shots from Friday. If it's still going on tomorrow I am calling the doctor.
I cried half the day yesterday because plans to go to Halloween event were put on the back burner for the 2nd week in a row and I am irrationally upset with it. And the event is for the kids too. I guess I was looking forward to getting out of the house. So I made chili instead and drank wine.
I don't want to jinx myself but DD has been sleeping for 8-9 hours at night for the past three nights. On one hand I'm psyched because I'm actually feeling back to my old self, but on the other hand I'm freaked out that she's not gaining enough weight (we had weight gain issues for the first month). Gah.
In other news, today is DH's first day of his new job! He's in the office for the morning then flying to Chicago for meetings and gets back Wednesday night. The movers get here tomorrow morning, woo! Heading to DS's new elementary school to get him registered this morning. Fun times!
shellyr, sorry for your loss. I hope your work-anxiety lessens as well; I really struggled with that after DD1.
I'm actually excited it's Monday. We had a crappy weekend being stuck inside due to hurricane rain and both girls were super cranky. Last night after a day full of lots of tears, DD2 finally fell asleep in the car right as we got home from a church festival. DH had the brilliant idea to drop off DD1 and I so DD2 could continue to sleep (she wakes up as soon as the car stops moving) and I could get DD1 ready for bed. I had about an hour alone with DD1 while DH drove around town to keep DD2 asleep. It was wonderful. DD1 has been sooo cranky lately, but she was back to her usually giggly self when it was just the 2 of us. She kept excitedly yelling, "Bye bye daddy, bye bye baby sister!". I'm so glad we got some one-on-one time, but on the other hand it makes me a little sad that our decision to have another baby is directly responsible for turning my usually always happy girl into a tantrum-throwing toddler. It gets better right? Like when they're older and can play together??
Today is starting rough. I was finally making some headway with correcting W's latch and healing the blister on my right nipple (thanks to kelly mom ) and then this morning I wake up with a clogged duct on my left side. Breastfeeding is kicking my butt this week. It gets easier right?
DS had a Bout of projectile vomit last night. I think he just ate too much. He soaked me, the couch, and his outfit. DD saw this episode and started crying because she thought her brother was sick. It was sooo sweet and sad at the same time.
LO is also eating every 2 hrs too. And he now won't take a bottle. Ugh.
We had to leave a wedding this weekend because H wouldn't take a bottle from my sister in law. I'm freaking out because I go back to work in two weeks and with commute time I am gone for 14 hour days.
The sun is back! How exciting. I slept like crap. Between my allergies and our room getting to be a billion degrees, I just can't stay asleep. I need all the coffee. I've worked my way back up to half caf.I really only get vasospasms in the evening now when he cluster feeds. I'm taking the kids on a walk today. Hike it baby is doing a 30 miles in 30 days thing, and I want to sign up, but I need to work up to that crap. Plus see how long it takes to walk a mile with three kids
shellyr, sorry for your loss. I hope your work-anxiety lessens as well; I really struggled with that after DD1.
I'm actually excited it's Monday. We had a crappy weekend being stuck inside due to hurricane rain and both girls were super cranky. Last night after a day full of lots of tears, DD2 finally fell asleep in the car right as we got home from a church festival. DH had the brilliant idea to drop off DD1 and I so DD2 could continue to sleep (she wakes up as soon as the car stops moving) and I could get DD1 ready for bed. I had about an hour alone with DD1 while DH drove around town to keep DD2 asleep. It was wonderful. DD1 has been sooo cranky lately, but she was back to her usually giggly self when it was just the 2 of us. She kept excitedly yelling, "Bye bye daddy, bye bye baby sister!". I'm so glad we got some one-on-one time, but on the other hand it makes me a little sad that our decision to have another baby is directly responsible for turning my usually always happy girl into a tantrum-throwing toddler. It gets better right? Like when they're older and can play together??
This is what I am counting on!!!
+1 I've found the ore I make 1:1 time with DD1, the less likely the MAJOR tantrums are... and it doesn't have to be major play date crap. If I take just HER to the grocery store, or if I spend a bit of time at bath time doing a girlie time (bubbles and songs and playing and then doing her hair and putting on lotion and making a big deal out of jammie choices instead of the get-in-get-out that bath time usually is...), it makes a difference.
But hell yeah I can't wait until they're older and playing together!
Post by lawndog1216 on Oct 26, 2015 8:46:19 GMT -5
packmomma, a tablespoon of sunflower lecithin a day is keeping my clogged ducts at bay!
We actually got out of the house and DID THINGS this weekend. DD1's school had a Fall Festival that we went too, and I was able to wear DD2 the whole time and not get any negative comments (other than the usual ones from my mom and MH, who can both suck it). Yesterday after nap time we drove toward the mountains (and apparently into Meth Country, as our Sheetz stopped proved highly entertaining) to look at the leaves. DD2 slept, and DD1 loves going for rides so it was nice to be somewhere other than the LayZBoy.
I think I'm no longer sick, but MH woke up sick so I might as well be. "Man Flu" is the WORST.
It's my last day of leave... It'll be spent cuddling N and getting things ready for tomorrow.
H is taking tomorrow off to keep N so that he doesn't have to go to daycare on my first day back. I work 1-930 though so he will be doing bedtime and that makes me sad. I didn't want that other job I interviewed for but now I'm going to be really disappointed if I don't get it. I hate my retail schedule.
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