Thirsty Thursday Randoms 12/17

[erbear]

Have at it!

[erbear]

LO is currently playing with me and trying to grab my phone instead of nursing. She's being extra cute this morning.

I think I'm having a beer tonight. My only hang up is she's been waking up around 9-9:30 and wanting to nurse and I'd have the beer at 8. Womp womp.

[hannahl201477]

Malcolm has an AWFUL cough. You can hear the mucus. Nothing I have done seems to help. I put Vicks on the burner during the night. We go for his 6 month check up today. I know he won't end up getting his shots but I just want his dr to hear his cough and tell me what else I can do. Makes me so sad!!!

[stinybean]

J is sick again. My poor little monkey. How do you get sick while you're on antibiotics?

[erbear]

LO was coughing, but it was pretty shallow. I'm hoping it doesn't evolve into anything more!

[carolyngrace]

Dec 17, 2015 7:14:02 GMT -5 erbear said:

LO is currently playing with me and trying to grab my phone instead of nursing. She's being extra cute this morning.

I think I'm having a beer tonight. My only hang up is she's been waking up around 9-9:30 and wanting to nurse and I'd have the beer at 8. Womp womp.

Girl, it takes ~1 hour to metabolize 1 drink. Have some snacks with it and you'll be extra safe

I think I was meant to parent in the 70's though (or in Europe). I really don't even think about drinking/nursing unless I'm sloshed.

[tiffbot]

I need to be an AW, I snapped this quick last night and I really, really love it. My H didn't even realize it was DD, he thought I found some random stock photo online that I wanted to use for inspiration for our own kids haha. Now my question is if I'll get a 2.5 year old to stop moving long enough to try again





Also using photobucket for the first time on here, so give me a sec if I am choosing the wrong links or if it's gigantic I won't know because I'm on mobile, someone will have to tell me if it is!

[erbear]

I tend to get really tipsy really fast so I tend to play it safe. Maybe H will split a Pumking with me - the ABV is pretty high!

[carolyngrace]

tiffbot so pretty!! Has to be on a real camera, right??

[tiffbot]

Dec 17, 2015 9:07:30 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

tiffbot so pretty!! Has to be on a real camera, right??

Thanks!! Admittedly just the old iPhone and IG, I would LOVE a nice camera though!

[billyhorrible]

BH ate almost an entire slice of meatloaf last night. I feel like most of the time when he eats, a majority ends up in the high chair or his bib. But last night when I pulled him out of his high chair, all that was in his bib was some snow peas and radishes. Which means, save for the crumbs on his tray, he actually ate all his meatloaf.

[carolyngrace]

Dec 17, 2015 9:16:38 GMT -5 tiffbot said:

Dec 17, 2015 9:07:30 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

tiffbot so pretty!! Has to be on a real camera, right??

Thanks!! Admittedly just the old iPhone and IG, I would LOVE a nice camera though!

Wow, nice work. The definition in her curls is pretty awesome!

[musicfrk2002]

I'm thirsty.

[tiffbot]

Dec 17, 2015 9:31:42 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

Dec 17, 2015 9:16:38 GMT -5 tiffbot said:

Thanks!! Admittedly just the old iPhone and IG, I would LOVE a nice camera though!

Wow, nice work. The definition in her curls is pretty awesome!

Thank you!

Oh all this photography talk reminds me of another random! Have any of you seen that photographer that went viral of NICU grads holding pictures of themselves in the hospital? I found out about a photographer and NICU fundraising event in Saskatoon that is going to do this so I emailed to find out if I can get DS in! I think it would be so powerful seeing all those little guys together!

[Bluedaisy]

tiffbot, I saw the article but didn't dare open it for fear of the tears that would ensue. My little flower girl was a Nicu baby and her early pictures were so terrifying.

I think it's a fabulous idea though.

[silv3rlining]

Dec 17, 2015 9:40:21 GMT -5 @kej0004 said:

I have no interest in starting a spanking debate (please don't).

But I couldn't resist reading the melt down over spanking that was ensuing on a Facebook group. Clearly the most thought out argument put out there: "Jesus wouldn't spank." LOL. You need to try harder, homegirl.

But He will turn over tables and drive out the money changers

[jessila]

Today is my Friday. Tomorrow I go on my annual shopping trip with my MIL,now 2 sisters-in-law , and Owen. Excited doesn't even begin to describe how I feel. I get to sleep in (past 7, please little one) then shop all day spending someone else's money! It's MIL's gift to us every year. We go to an indoor outlet mall, she hands us cash, and we shop for ourselves. She treats us to lunch and dinner. Then she takes all the stuff we bought and wraps it for Christmas. That woman can fit an absurd amount of clothing into a box.
Also, two of my classes for the day cancelled themselves. Extra planning! I'll finish my Christmas cards and take them to the post office. Plus I got to actually have a full conversation with one of my friends. It normally gets cut short bc I have to pump.
Yay, Thursday! +1 to what carolyngrace said about drinking and nursing. My rule of thumb is if I'm comfortable with safely driving then I'm comfortable to nurse. So my limit is 2 but 1 knocks me on my ass bc lightweight driver.

[tiffbot]

Dec 17, 2015 10:30:31 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

Another inappropriate Christmas photo...

Are those....his daughters?

[erbear]

Why do people think these photos are a good idea?!

[stinybean]

Dec 17, 2015 9:38:29 GMT -5 budders said:

The mother's milk tea is much more palatable with honey. It gets rid of the aftertaste, which was the part that was killing me yesterday.

I drink it with agave nectar and I've never noticed an after taste.

[Deleted]

DH went to bed at 2 am last night and before he went he checked on P one last time. Apparently P was just sitting up in his crib in the dark playing with his Elmo and having a grand old time. The secret lives of babies.

[carolyngrace]

jessila, I'm sooo jealous! Enjoy!

[mirage86]

@bubbs119 & carrots, we got our Citrus Lane box last Sat. I loved it & the mystery box. Did you know that they're closed up and gone forever now? I'm disappointed, I didn't have a reg subscription but I totally wanted to gift a box or two throughout the next year.

[beersandweirs]

Dec 17, 2015 10:30:31 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

Another inappropriate Christmas photo...



Ew

[beersandweirs]

Warning, rant ahead...

So we lost power around 1:30 this morning. I woke up because I could hear baby stirring, but then I realized that no sound was coming through on the monitor. I turned it on (it was on battery power) and it said no signal, I thought that was weird, but then I started to notice other things were off, too. Super effing duper. Baby sleeps with a sounds machine, so I was worried she wouldn't sleep well. When I went in a little while later to feed her, I put an extra sleeper on her and changed her sleep sack to one with sleeves, since there was no heat.

I have been having some anxiety related to people breaking into our house. It is a pretty unfounded fear, we live in a nice area and have not had any reason to think that anyone has ever tried to break in, but things can happen. So lately I have been making rounds downstairs after I feed baby in the MOTN. But of course my 2am brain says that obvi burglars are going to take advantage of the power being out and break in. So I lay awake for a while before I decide that I am going to go sleep downstairs (you know, to be the first line of defense in case someone breaks in...) My husband hears me getting stuff together to go down, and offers to go down instead, so I take him up on the offer. I still lay awake for a while planning what I will do if power is still out when we wake up (I work from home) and thinking about how pissed I will be if I have to throw away my freezer stash.

So normal wake up time comes (power came back on around 5am), and baby just blows past it. But I opt to let her sleep in and just take her to her nanny's late since her sleep was interrupted when the power went out. So I get back home later and forgot that I had a meeting at 8am. And our internet was all wonky because of the power outage, so I don't end up getting on the meeting until a half hour late. And I have to pump while on the meeting. The whole time all I want to do is have some coffee and eat some food. Ugh, it's just been a morning. I hope the rest of the day goes better.

TL;DR: Power outages suck, I need coffee

Kristykristyleelee let's be bitter together this morning

Also, somewhat related question: the power was out for a little less than 4 hours, I looked at my freezer stash and it doesn't seem to have melted and re-frozen, so it should be okay, right?

[erbear]

Three kids that have been in this classroom today have gone home puking. Ughhhh.

[musicfrk2002]

Well, I've forgotten how to pee in a cup. Was pregnancy really that long ago?

In the surgery center, just waiting. Now that I'm here, the terror has set in. Wonderful.

[jessila]

musicfrk2002, that's right! Your gallbladder surgery is today! Good luck!! Praying it all goes well and a super quick recovery!! And that you'll feel so much better without gallbladder attacks :-)

[alayne926]

Good luck musicfrk2002!

[stinybean]

GL musicfrk2002!