Post by periwinkledaydreams on Nov 14, 2015 10:38:20 GMT -5
I think my kid inherited my restless leg syndrome. That, or my anxiety, or both. Either way, my weekend plans so far are to try to get done all the work I wasn't able to get done this week, and to not lose my mind with this clingy screaming never relaxing baby. Super super fun!
Post by periwinkledaydreams on Nov 14, 2015 10:44:04 GMT -5
Also.. maybe this is better suited for SQS, but how do you all possibly make delicious and time consuming delicacies like cheesecakes and pretzels right now.. I just imagine a disaster of a kitchen, everything burning, and endless screaming lol. Im a wreck.
I had my sister's three kids lastnight and it ended up being a disaster for dh and I. The kids were downstairs while I was trying to get S down for the night before our movie time and my youngest nephew (7) hit a plastic baseball and cracked our tv that we use to watch movies. We didn't know till this morning when dh went down to turn on cartoons for them and the tv wouldn't work. He was so pissed, he left all day to work at our rental house leaving me with 5 kids by myself.
Post by hannahl201477 on Nov 14, 2015 17:30:57 GMT -5
Today we took Malcolm to see Santa. Tonight we are going to a benefit for my husbands 21 year old cousin that have leukemia. Tomorrow going to my grandparents church for "homecoming" and going to eat lots and lots of yummy food!
Also.. maybe this is better suited for SQS, but how do you all possibly make delicious and time consuming delicacies like cheesecakes and pretzels right now.. I just imagine a disaster of a kitchen, everything burning, and endless screaming lol. Im a wreck.
The cheesecake was done primarily after kids were asleep, but there are some things I can do to make it easier. First of all, don't be in a hurry. I started cooking dinner at 2pm on Thursday, because I needed already cooked rice and chicken to do fried rice. I put the jumperoo and a blanket on my kitchen floor so if I need both hands, I can set him down. I also have a 6 yo DD that will make noises at him, sing, whatever, and that helps. Otherwise, he's on my hip most of the time, and there isn't much I can't do with one hand (including wash a zucchini, which DH finds entertaining). Don't be afraid to rearrange your kitchen if you need to make it easier. And don't forget to utilize baby-wearing. T isn't happy with any of those options for long periods of time, so I just keep changing it up!
Also.. maybe this is better suited for SQS, but how do you all possibly make delicious and time consuming delicacies like cheesecakes and pretzels right now.. I just imagine a disaster of a kitchen, everything burning, and endless screaming lol. Im a wreck.
In our case, DH has to take the baby if he wants me to cook/bake something more involved than what I usually do for dinner every night. Basically, this only happens on Saturday/Sunday... So I try to make as many delicious things on the weekend as I can
Post by wegrowsheep on Nov 14, 2015 19:52:28 GMT -5
I am officially "peopled out" and we haven't even eaten yet. Apparently, my kids are far more limited in snacks allowed prior to meal time, so we'll see if the kids are even hungry when we have dinner in 15 minutes. And we fixed a bunch of Paleo dishes at my mother's insistence, but she left to do a crossfit competition for the day (but told my dad she was going to visit her dad for the day.)
Also.. maybe this is better suited for SQS, but how do you all possibly make delicious and time consuming delicacies like cheesecakes and pretzels right now.. I just imagine a disaster of a kitchen, everything burning, and endless screaming lol. Im a wreck.
I stick her in the ergo or her high chair or even her rock n play. Most of the time that does the trick, but I have a max window of an hour.
Also.. maybe this is better suited for SQS, but how do you all possibly make delicious and time consuming delicacies like cheesecakes and pretzels right now.. I just imagine a disaster of a kitchen, everything burning, and endless screaming lol. Im a wreck.
I stick her in the ergo or her high chair or even her rock n play. Most of the time that does the trick, but I have a max window of an hour.
Holy crap, that's awesome! I work in 5-10 minute increments, lol.
Owen will hang out in his high chair for up to an hour as long as I'm chatting with him. He has 4 or 5 toys on it that he cycles through. He also just discovered squealing so he thinks he's pretty funny. Last night he squealed and laughed at me doing dishes, laundry, and limited dinner making. He grabs too much for me to wear him while cooking. When we pull out the exersaucer I'm guessing he'll love it and will hang out there.
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Nov 15, 2015 20:26:03 GMT -5
We use the sit me up seat on the table with a clear view of me in the kitchen (cooking or washing dishes) and she will play for about 20-30 minutes as long a si keep picking up the toys she throws off;) Then we move her over to the high chair while we eat dinner and she lasts another 20min or so.
Highchair and a cat works well for us...I put him in his highchair at the breakfast bar while I'm cooking and the cat sits on the spinning stool next to him. He'll sit and yell at her for like an hour on a good day. She doesn't seem to mind.
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