Post by oopsiedaisies on Nov 4, 2015 7:28:08 GMT -5
Going to meet with my advisor today about my class schedule for the spring. Yay... Then visit and old friend who has a couple boxes of boy clothes for me to look at
I'm trying to convince myself to start potty training DD2 today. I'm so sick of having two in diapers, she'll be 3 in February, and she is relatively good about telling me she needs to go if she isn't wearing a diaper (while in the bath or after bath). But not having to worry about accidents is nice. Ugh.
Why do I have to shave every other day again? Legs, why can't you go on believing I am still pregnant? Barely have time to shower and brush my teeth. Leg shaving is just... Why? I haven't slept in shorts for a while cus hubby likes to rub his legs against mine... I'm not sure he will like the whole - you have more hair than I do - situation I have going on.... Blah... Wish me luck
DH left at 4:30 this morning for a work trip. He'll be back Thursday night, so not too bad. Teagan's been doing really well, but the dog's wanting to go out every 10 minutes and work is driving me nuts. I'll miss my little break tonight.
I'm trying to convince myself to start potty training DD2 today. I'm so sick of having two in diapers, she'll be 3 in February, and she is relatively good about telling me she needs to go if she isn't wearing a diaper (while in the bath or after bath). But not having to worry about accidents is nice. Ugh.
We are potty training DD. Definitely not fun, but it might not be as bad as you think! We are finally getting serious about it and have only had 3 accidents in the past two days.
Post by motownthrowdown on Nov 4, 2015 8:19:53 GMT -5
A is in an even better mood this morning than yesterday. I think it's taking her longer to feel better this time around. I took her bandage off and she got a shoulders down bath last night. The incision is much bigger than I thought, so I cried as we took the bandage off. I know it will heal and be under her hair anyway, but right now it's the first thing people will see in pics. I see her beautiful eyes and smile, but they will see the big, dark stitch line.
I'm having trouble with E's schedule. She's a hard sleeper and not an insane eater. She's petite, which is fine. Pedi expects it because I'm small too. So she's on a 3.5 hour schedule. Eat play sleep. And she takes to it like a dream. Literally. Three perfectly timed naps a day, up for the last section from around 5-8, then crashes 8pm-7am. It's REALLY hard to get five feeds/bottles in with general life going on. I have to stay just under the 3.5 hour mark to make it happen and let's face, I'm usually over that mark. Which means we get behind. I think she'd happily go to a four hour schedule since I'm usually waking her up from naps anyway, and that would basically drop all the rush and worry out of the schedule. but I really worry about dropping a feed/bottle/nap. She's eating around 25oz/day right now.
DS didn't do this until around 9 months! Gah!
EDIT: as I was typing this, DH feed her a 6.5 oz bottle. I know nothing.
A is in an even better mood this morning than yesterday. I think it's taking her longer to feel better this time around. I took her bandage off and she got a shoulders down bath last night. The incision is much bigger than I thought, so I cried as we took the bandage off. I know it will heal and be under her hair anyway, but right now it's the first thing people will see in pics. I see her beautiful eyes and smile, but they will see the big, dark stitch line.
This is hard for me too. Eliza's hair is finally getting to the point where her VP shunt isn't SO prominent. But it's on top of her head. People see it all the time, and I get such a variety of questions. Some just stare, some are polite, some are all "What's wrong with your baby??" It's always awkward to me, even when people are being nice, because I feel like I don't have the time to fully answer that she has a shunt for hydrocephalus from her spina bifida and what that means.
I don't have happy words for you right now because it just stinks. But can I just say, it's nice to have a kindred shunt spirit here on the board.
And dd pee'ed in the potty last night! Woot woo. We are trying to get serious with potty training but it hasn't happened. She will be 3 in April. I am going to try to get serious in the next month. Stay in a complete weekend with her playing naked near potty. I am not looking forward to it.
Why do I have to shave every other day again? Legs, why can't you go on believing I am still pregnant? Barely have time to shower and brush my teeth. Leg shaving is just... Why? I haven't slept in shorts for a while cus hubby likes to rub his legs against mine... I'm not sure he will like the whole - you have more hair than I do - situation I have going on.... Blah... Wish me luck
During the fall and winter I just embrace the leg hair. This year I started a little earlier than normal.
Why do I have to shave every other day again? Legs, why can't you go on believing I am still pregnant? Barely have time to shower and brush my teeth. Leg shaving is just... Why? I haven't slept in shorts for a while cus hubby likes to rub his legs against mine... I'm not sure he will like the whole - you have more hair than I do - situation I have going on.... Blah... Wish me luck
During the fall and winter I just embrace the leg hair. This year I started a little earlier than normal.
I pulled N into bed with me at 6 because he was wide eyed and ready to be up. He went back to sleep and is still sleeping. I've been up since 8:( I don't want to transfer him back to his bassinet because he'll wake up and I don't want to leave him in my bed alone. Less time to get ready but baby cuddles are fun.
Why do I have to shave every other day again? Legs, why can't you go on believing I am still pregnant? Barely have time to shower and brush my teeth. Leg shaving is just... Why? I haven't slept in shorts for a while cus hubby likes to rub his legs against mine... I'm not sure he will like the whole - you have more hair than I do - situation I have going on.... Blah... Wish me luck
During the fall and winter I just embrace the leg hair. This year I started a little earlier than normal.
I haven't shaved in over 2 weeks. Getting time to shower with my H gone 14 hours a day and a toddler and baby is hard.
Post by cupcakecutiern on Nov 4, 2015 9:08:23 GMT -5
I'm really stressing about leaving Alexis. Next week I have an 8 hour class -- I'm tempted to reschedule it. She cried the whole time we were gone until she passed out. I ended up having the husband give her the bottle that she refused and I pumped. I hate throwing away milk. She ended up comfort nursing after her 3oz. It made me feel good that maybe she actually enjoys nursing as much as I do.
Post by skinandbones on Nov 4, 2015 9:25:47 GMT -5
I need to go shopping. I still have like 20 lbs to lose, 3 things fit and look ok, and I go back to work next week. I don't feel ready but at least I got 12 weeks with DS2. I really thought DH was off today so I was going to leave Littlest at home with him but DH is working. Have I mentioned I hate the way I llook?? Oh, and still haven't introduced a bottle.
I hardly shave my legs in the winter. I mean, eventually it goes soft once it gets long enough, right?
gingerygirl, there is an FB page for mammas who want to donate milk. Though one of my breastfeeding groups mentioned some are shipping milk. I've requedtrd an add. I could only donate about 40oz right now so I may wait until I have a bit more. Such a sad story.
My fffc a week or so ago was how I have to shave my legs every day. Although I'm all about routine. I like to do things the same way. I never vary how I shower or put make up on (in terms of order, I change up my colors), among other things.
Some sad news. We found out DH's grandfather passed away yesterday. He was 94, so had a good long life. I regret that in the 10 years I've been with DH, I never met his grandfather. We are waiting to hear when the funeral is and then DH is going to go down wth his brother. I feel bad about not going, but he doesn't want me to bring A and be around a ton of people and we couldn'T bring the dog or board her last minute.
9am. Kids have been up for two hours. Won't eat breakfast but are somehow ridiculously full of energy. I don't have the energy for their energy. But hey, maybe they'll eat lunch. We are having serious food issues with them both. Ds1 won't eat anything that didn't come out of a box or can, and dd is eating maybe 1 meal a week. The rest of the time she takes maybe a bite or two. Sometimes nothing. Most of the time nothing. Why.....
My supervisor contacted me with a project, so I decided to start trying to work from home. Best news? If I have to go into the office, I can bring E. Woo! Not woo- it's an hour and a half away and people drive like idiots and traffic is bad on that stretch of the interstate. But yay for extra income! I'm cautiously optimistic that E will let me do work at home. Hopefully. Watch her scream and fuss every second of the day from now on unless she's being held.
skinandbones, I lost like 20+ lbs right away and was working the last 25 off. I have somehow gained weight!! Are you kidding me?!! How?!! I now have 32 lbs to work off. I am back at work part time and bought 1 pair of pants and 3 shirts. I currently rotate the shirts and wear the same black pants, every single day. I refuse to buy another pair of pants this freaking big!! And +1 to not liking how I look right now. One day at a time is what I keep telling myself.
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