Halloweekend Plans & Randoms

[mrsh82414]

My Mom was talking about stopping by for a visit tmw so we will see about that. I'll have DH hang the remaining items in the nursery. I will dust the house and clean the tub. Maybe look at what's in my hospital bag and see if there's anything I want to add or remove for Monday. As for Halloween, if I'm not in labor which is looking to be the case, DH and I will most likely go out to dinner and then hide in the basement until TOT is over. Then we will watch the World Series.

[link7913]

We are TOTing a bit. Last year, DD was 15 months. She loved just handing out candy, so we didn't take her. This will be her first time, & I'm so excited! She is going as a bunny. We will just do a few houses on our street, and then come back here to let her hand out.

[cnbpa3027]

Both our families have invited themselves over to our house tomorrow evening in addition to my cousin and her two kids that I invited over well before the baby came early. I am really dreading it because I really just don't want to see or deal with anyone right now. And my cousins kids are ALWAYS sick with something from daycare. I think since they are always sick she just thinks that it is normal for kids to have runny noses and coughs all the time and won't think twice about keeping them home. And I hate Halloween and trick or treating to begin with so part of me is kind of hoping that her kids have runny noses so I can just hide upstairs with the baby all night instead of playing nice and answering the door for trick or treaters.

My older two are really excited about trick or treating. I am kind of looking forward to taking them.

I guess the big problem with having all of this family close by is that we really never get anything to ourselves. Sometimes it is just fine, but other times I wish they would ask and we could say no without getting guilt trips for it.

[mommytoone]

Taking DS1 TOTing with his cousins while their pawpaw and Nona watch DS2.

[peachey]

We live outside of town so no TOTers will come to our house. We will probably take E to a trunk or treat near my friends house in town. And then on Sunday if the weather is good we may go to a pumpkin chucking thing.

[Squishy622]

Oh no RJBrownie, poor guy! Hope he feels better soon.

We have a pretty low key weekend planned. Our friends are having a toddler-centric Halloween party (early dinner then TOTing). H is going to take LO. I'm hoping the timing works out for me to meet up with them for TOTing with the twins in the stroller after they're done with the dinner chaos.

[leopardgurl831]

We live in the country so don't get TOTers. We also don't give DS candy so DH doesn't want to bring him. We went to a Trunk or Treat last night that had a petting zoo, bounce house, hayrides and pumpkin painting. We did the activities and avoided the candy.

Tomorrow they are having open houses at the local fire station and police station so I will probably bring DS to that.

[kbrooke06]

Our neighborhood gets thousands of TOTers, so 90% sure there will be a lock and a sign on our front gate saying we have newborn twins sleeping. Usually we are next door with my parents and passing out candy but with the twins and my surgery Friday, no way. Definitely bummed though. We were hoping to be able to hang out at least a little bit.

[BJ Dealer]

Step sis coming to need E today and my dad will be heling DH get a few things done that I can't help with (I cant lift the parts to assemble the grill). Then church during ToT time, if we get enough rest.

Sunday I may take him to a baby shower for a girl at church and intro him to a couple people, again if we are rested. Then "October birthdays" with the ILs. They are having tacos, which are usually my favorite, but I'm afraid of eating the spicy hot sauce and upsetting E's tunmy :-(

[BJ Dealer]

Oct 31, 2015 6:22:25 GMT -5 . said:

Oct 31, 2015 6:13:42 GMT -5 BJ Dealer said:

Sunday I may take him to a baby shower for a girl at church and intro him to a couple people, again if we are rested. Then "October birthdays" with the ILs. They are having tacos, which are usually my favorite, but I'm afraid of eating the spicy hot sauce and upsetting E's tunmy :-(

They say that LO probably prefers you to eat the things you normally eat, since he was already exosed to your diet in utero! Has he had tummy issues since being born? If not, I say go with the spicy sauce!

He's been having some minor issues with Reflux (probably from my milk coming in and him overeating, tho) and today he was gassy, but I ate McDs biscuits and gravy. I ate this hot sauce probably every 23 days while pg. I may try it, but in moderation.

[BJ Dealer]

Oct 31, 2015 7:09:13 GMT -5 somesay said:

BJ Dealer enjoy your spicy taco's. I haven't changed what I eat from pregnancy to postpartum and I haven't noticed DS having any issues when I eat something spicy.

Good to know!

[vshumway]

DH is taking DD TOTing. But usually it just involves driving to a few friends houses, saying hi, hanging out for a few minutes, etc. I am debating whether to go with him or not.

If I stay home, I am afraid of the amount of TOTers we will get. Usually we got hundreds. We just sit out on the porch and it is a never ending line for 3 hours. We live in a townhouse neighborhood, so tons of people come because you can get lots of houses in a short amount of time. It's only going to be 50 tonight, so I can't really sit outside with a newborn. But people do not really understand the "no light, no candy" rule. So I will probably end up going with DH.

[kbrooke06]

vshumway we are in a townhouse neighborhood too and have crazy foot traffic too. Plus, our porch light is controlled by the HOA and they all turn on automatically. So we are going to put up a sign not to ring the doorbell cuz no candy and babies

[aylafsu1881]

RJBrownie poor guy. I hope he feels better soon.

We are going ToT tonight in our neighborhood. It is small so it doesn't take long. I will probably only go to a few houses with DD1 since F gets fussy. H will take DD1 to the rest of the houses.

DD1 and I will carve a pumpkin this afternoon and make brownies.

[kc730]

Planning on going to a trunk or treat as soon as DS1 wakes from his nap, hopefully everyone stays cheerful since it's not near bedtime.

This morning I found out DH's grandmother is driving down today, so DH wants to "hang out" and have dinner at his parents house tonight, and tomorrow. I told him that "hanging out" with a nursing 4 day old is not exactly a fun or comfortable thing, especially around his very conservative family.

His response? "Why will you feed him in the middle of target but not around family?" Because I didn't know anyone in target! Crazy, I know.

[mrsh82414]

DH decided we "need" to participate in trick or treat this year so he bought candy. I told him have fun. I really don't want to hand out candy. I am actually super uncomfy today so I'm starting to think I may have this baby on my own. My back is hurting, my stomachs been cramping off and on. I've been losing pieces of plug since yesterday. I also have been having "tummy troubles." I really don't want baby to be born today and I hate tomorrow's doctor. I also have plans to go to my parents for my favorite dinner and dessert so I'm hoping baby holds out til Monday

[vshumway]

Oct 31, 2015 16:24:41 GMT -5 @usernamesarehard said:

vshumway, hundreds?! We're lucky if we get 5-10. And we live in a neighborhood with a fair amount of kids. I can't imagine hundreds, that sounds intense.

Yup. It's insane. The first year we were so unprepared. We usually get 2 big bags of the cheap candy (the kind that has a few hundred pieces per bag) and giving 1-2 pieces per kid we go through all of our candy. When we left tonight, about 5 minutes after TOTing began, there were already around 50 kids. 

[kbrooke06]

My parents (next door to us) have had at least 500 kids come by so far. It's nuts here! Cops are directing traffic.

[southernbelle]

We had probably 50 kids and went in by 8. Not bad. One iittle girl about 3tears old, looked at LO who was in her skeleton pjs and said "is it alive" super cute ha. We also saw a dad with his kids who was in a Skelton costume with an extra "bone" (if you know what I mean) flopping around. I was so disturbed and mad. A child's Holliday and yu wear that!? Gross. Shoukd be illegal