It's 2016 Randoms

[dreemkin]

Clean slate, fresh start, and all that. What's going on today?

[dreemkin]

Last night I told my 3 year old she could stay up as long as she wanted. She made it a whole 30 minutes past her normal bed time and then said, "I think I want to go to bed. I'm sleepy". She's such a sweet little love. What other 3 yo puts themselves to sleep??

Today we are chilling out. I'm making 16 bean soup. Mmm my favorite kind to make with my leftover ham (bone).

[dreemkin]

Oh and happy new year to you and yours. Hope it's a great one for you!

(And hopefully we don't get frustrated writing 2015 by mistake for too long like I do when it's a new year)

[lilyelayne]

Happy new year! Everyone eating their peas & greens today? Or an alternate new year's tradition / superstition?

DS had the roughest night we've had in ages. I don't know if it's this lingering cold or his first real sleep regression kicking it up a notch or what. I'm glad we didn't have big NYE plans. DH did get a few sparklers & fountains to show DS what fireworks are. He certainly seemed entranced by the shiny lights.

dreemkin your big girl is too cute.

[cougarette]

Happy new year!

lilyelayne we're going over to my grandfather's house later for some pig, collards, and hoppin john.

DS slept through the fireworks (that started at 7 and didn't stop until well past 1). A quick snack at 3 and then woke up at 7. Whaaaaaat? Of course he's not wanting his morning nap, so there's that.

[pitdigger]

G had a rough night, but is 2.5 hours into a nap. Teeth and growth.

I should be asleep, but not. DH is down.

I don't think we're making the group swim today.

[pitdigger]

And now G is up, but he can wait for me to finish my nuggets.

[pitdigger]

He and I are watching 'The Last King of Scotland', because I should teach him about crazy dictators.

[mishka29]

2016 is starting with a hangover. I ended up going to my neighbours party since DH was passed out on the couch. Had a couple shots, champagne and sangria. I ended up staying until after midnight and DH was kinda pissy about that. Oops.

He let me sleep I and have a nap already so he can't be too pissy. I'm sure he'll collect later.

Happy New Years to everyone!

[aggiebug]

Hello! Happy new year. We are on the road heading home. We watched a kids countdown on Netflix with King Julian (from the Madagascar movies) last night at about 10 and then called it a night with us getting on the road today staying up just didn't make sense.

[credcat7]

I love how he can get up and just focus on his needs without even checking to see if I need anything. He gets to get in the shower and wake up while I an stuck under baby and have sleeping toddler on couch. What about making coffee first dude? Did I mention I was on said couch all night with both kids because he couldn't manage a cranky 3 year old at midnight so she came out to me. Thanks guy for doing the least

[kartish]

I actually went to a party with DH and V last night. It was low key, and everyone there had kids so it was fun. The Hosts set up a PnP for V, who did eventually fall asleep despite the excitement. And we played pictionary, which I am awful at. If only I didn't have to work today.

[lilyelayne]

Hi credcat7! Welcome to Feb15

[seamonster]

Had dinner with H at home. Was too tired to drag myself out of bed to watch the midnight fireworks even though DS slept fairly well. Party in street really got going around 11pm and the band or at least music in the square was going until 6am.

Now DS has a fever and we're out of baby Tylenol and the only place in town that sells it is closed. Hopefully he'll start to feel better on his own.

[lilyelayne]

My sister and I agreed I'd go visit her in California in February instead of us meeting in NoLa for Mardi Gras like we usually do. We are both happy and sad about this, but Carnival travel logistics just aren't in the cards for either of us. That makes two years in a row I'll miss MG

[GeekBeagle]

Happy New Year ladies! Went to a party last night and MIL came over to watch DS. I put DS down for a quick nap like he often takes after daycare. Typically around 30 minutes, but no more than an hour. He always eats dinner, has a final bottle and goes to bed around 8:30-9. He went down around 6:30 and was still "napping" when we left for the party at 8. We kept checking in on the monitor all night, but he never woke up. I fully expected an early wake up, but he slept straight through until his normal 7:30. Thirteen hours of sleep...I was amazed. Kid must have been tired! At least yesterday was PJ day at daycare, so he was already in jammies...but his diaper sure was full this morning!

As for me, I have spent all day hungover. I didn't even drink that much, but my body can't handle it post baby. This has happened several times now, so I am so over drinking. It's not worth being sick. I think I can handle 1-2 drinks at a time tops, but it will probably be a while before I even attempt that. Ugh.

[lilyelayne]

GeekBeagle WOW that's an amazing amount of sleep.

[lilyelayne]

[kartish]

Well we had our peas and greens, even V tried them, but I don't think he was a fan of the greens.
My mom came over tonight because she hasn't seen V since Christmas, and she was bothered because he didn't want to sit with her. Now that he is starting to walk, the kid is everywhere, crawling and taking steps and just moving! So he's not snubbing you, he's a baby.

[dreemkin]

What's the peas and greens? Is this a southern thing?

[lilyelayne]

Jan 1, 2016 23:44:08 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

What's the peas and greens? Is this a southern thing?

Yeah. You have to eat peas for luck and greens for wealth in the coming year.

My MIL insists you leave three peas uneaten on your plate, for luck, love, and fortune, but I've never heard that before. Pretty sure she made it up

[kartish]

My mom makes them and delivers them to us even if we aren't at her house for new years day. She is pretty insistent that we eat them lol.

[seamonster]

DS still has a fever and is pretty miserable. Took him to the ER yesterday as we're on vacation and his fever was measuring 40C (104F?) and we couldn't get it down with no drugs. He has a virus and we got to drive around trying to find an open pharmacy. No luck. Got baby Tylenol today.

He was feeling a little better this morning so we left him with a sitter so we could go scuba diving for the morning. Apparently DS has developed stranger anxiety and was not happy. He didn't scream the whole time. At some point he took a nap. He was clingy all afternoon and evening to us. He's happier now.

On top of all this I think his first year molars are coming in.

[lilyelayne]

seamonster glad you got some Tylenol, and that you got to go scuba diving. Hope LO feels better soon.

[lilyelayne]

My new wrap will be here Monday!! (cc: hollydfromtn)

[hollydfromtn]

Jan 2, 2016 20:16:44 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

My new wrap will be here Monday!! (cc: hollydfromtn)

That's so exciting! You'll have to spam with some action shots.

[lilyelayne]

Is anyone else's kid taking only one nap? G has done this the past two days, and I'm guessing it's a fluke, but curious as to what y'all's LOs are doing.

[GeekBeagle]

Ugh...in getting DS's stuff ready for bed, I dropped the humidifier and it shattered into 100 pieces, flooding the bathroom floor and walls with water. That was fun to clean up. Now I have to spend $ on a new one. Yay.

[dreemkin]

Jan 2, 2016 21:05:20 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Is anyone else's kid taking only one nap? G has done this the past two days, and I'm guessing it's a fluke, but curious as to what y'all's LOs are doing.

Annie's a one-nap-a-day girl for ... as long as she's been napping in her crib and not just newborn dozes in the swing. She goes down around 12 (btw: she wakes up around 7 or 8 in the morning) and sleeps till 2:30 or 3. It works for her/us. Sometimes we're out and about and then she only gets a car nap or a later nap. How can you fit multiple naps into your schedule if you're out doing things (shopping, parks/walks, zoo, etc) during the day?

[dreemkin]

Jan 2, 2016 21:13:34 GMT -5 GeekBeagle said:

Ugh...in getting DS's stuff ready for bed, I dropped the humidifier and it shattered into 100 pieces, flooding the bathroom floor and walls with water. That was fun to clean up. Now I have to spend $ on a new one. Yay.

Oh man, sorry that happened. Water seems to unfortunately magically multiply when it's dropped. Even a glass of water seems like a lake. And there's your one year birthday present to DS - a new humidifier lol!