Post by broadwaymama on Jan 7, 2016 12:29:07 GMT -5
Just came from my midwife appointment. They found a heartbeat nice and quick this time and actually had to keep chasing it because baby seems to be very active. I also got A script for my anatomy scan so I just have to call and make an appointment. Now I have to go shopping to find a dress for a very formal wedding next weekend. Dreading it since I feel like a whale today
It's not just you! I think for me it's beachside DH went back to work this week and we are excited for the ultrasound Monday.
I'm feeling like a terrible mom because DH was like why was DD waking up yelling out so early this morning? I said I don't know but she went right back to sleep less than a minute and had done that same thing one other time last night. I usually give her a minute because sometimes she yells out in her sleep and I don't want to go in and wake her and a lot of times that will turn into 2 hours of trying to get her back to sleep. He was like I heard her longer and something must be wrong so we shouldn't just be letting her cry. If she had cried longer I would have gone in since she doesn't do it often. Also she slept right by us at Christmas and did the same thing from being overtired. It's like a frustrated I keep waking up thing or I want to get up but I'm too tired. I'm I the only one who gives their child a minute before going in at 1 1/2?
Always give them a minute or two! DS has run into our room immediately since he could climb out of his crib, so I'd love to give him a minute or two!
DS's daycare called to let me know that he had another 104 fever. DH went to go pick him up and I called his pedi's office to try to have him seen today since he has chronic ear infections.
The receptionist told me that the doctor stops seeing patients at 12 on Thursdays but that he can see him tomorrow. I said ok, but he has a 104 fever today and I don't want to delay starting an antibiotic if he has another ear infection. She told me there was nothing that could be done, so I guess I'll wait until 5 when the after hours place opens to take him there.
Is it too much to expect for a doctors office to have arrangements with another office if they end early during normal business hours? DH and I decided we are switching pedi's due to that and other reasons...
babyzebra, that seems ridiculous that with a 104 temp they won't try to help especially since you are calling during normal business hours! Hopefully he feels better soon
frecklesnbrains, congrats, glad your little one finally gave the tech what they needed and all looks well!
nymama917, that sounds so frustrating, dealing with people like that in general gets annoying really quickly but even worse when it's family. Hope you have a nice trip though, it's nice to have something to look forward to this time of year (and I'm not sure I'd feel so bad about not seeing more of him on that trip after that!).
It's official, I start my new job on Monday. I think I will be the best thing for me and my family in the long run but the shorter term benefits are going to be harder to see. In the end it's what I wanted but change is so hard.
Today is our 10th year wedding anniversary. Saturday DH and I are going out to dinner to celebrate but tonight I will make bone in rib eye with salad and cheesecake for dessert.
Post by frecklesnbrains on Jan 7, 2016 13:36:31 GMT -5
csat, Happy anniversary! 10 years is amazing! (DH and I aren't even at 1 yet). And good luck with starting the new job! I'm glad you finally sorted out all that paperwork.
soultrane she's 1 1/2 and that's basically what I do. She kind of just yells out like something startled her awake then cries a couple seconds and goes back. Max 1 minute. Now that she's older and sleeps through the night more I figure if she were to cry longer something is probably wrong but he just made me feel guilty about it. He apologized and said he meant he should have since he thought he heard her longer.
@babyzevra that is how DD is. I never thought I would do that but realized at one point that that's what was going on. Who wouldn't want to sleep on their mom all night which at a certain age or for reasons like being sick I get but at 8 months not so much. We would give her 5-10 minutes then and that's usually all she needed but now it's just a mi ute or 2. DD sometimes says mama then she falls asleep. She's on the other side of the house so I figure a minute or two now is about what it would take to get there any way.
Thanks for the reassurance everyone! Its nice to know you're not alone in parenting choices!
Thanks guys! Our first date was a blind date at a pub which I don't think we have been back to since but probably where we would have started off our night out tonight. Next year perhaps!
I had a gift certificate for Whole Paycheck from Christmas and pretty much just spent it all on our dinner tonight (essentially a half full paper bag of grocery goods). Good reminder for why I don't normally shop there.
Oh and birdhut try not to feel bad, as others have mentioned it's a really good thing to give your child a chance to self soothe during sleep time. It sounds like it's working as well since she is falling back to sleep relatively quickly so I wouldn't change a thing.
Post by frecklesnbrains on Jan 7, 2016 14:14:48 GMT -5
csat, DH and I always celebrate the anniversary of our first date at the restaurant where we had it (a BBQ joint). It will be 4 years on April 14th. Our first wedding anniversary is May 30th. I keep wondering if maybe baby will be a week early and arrive on that day, which also happens to be my mother's 70th birthday.
birdhut No. DS is 21 months and I give him time. I'm sure you have learned the different cries like I have. Now he cries with words and it is tough when he yells for Mama. But nice that he also calls for Daddy so I'm not the only one.
babyzebra That is super annoying. I'd switch, too. If our pedi doesn't have spots, urgent care is in the same building at least.
For our first anniversary DH and I went to the restaurant we went to on our first date. I started having contractions during dinner. At first I didn't know what it was, as it felt like painful back spasms...then I realized they were coming every ten minutes. They kept up and were too painful and five minutes apart by 7am. So we headed to the hospital. She didn't come until the next morning. Even though she wasn't born on our anniversary, the story begins there, which I think is cool.
Two nights ago was awful here. I babysat for a friend, her son is just a couple months older than mine so they played. But it meant mine staying up past his normal bedtime. He was so overtired and cried for an hour before falling asleep. Nothing helped. Then he woke up at 12:30 and cried until 2. Again, nothing helped. It's so frustrating when you try everything and they just keep crying about being tired but they won't sleep.
But last night, after he skipped naptime too, we put him down early and he slept 14 hours straight!!! So today is going much better. It's above 40* today, so we got a non-miserable walk in and the dog is happy.
I scheduled an elective ultrasound for Monday! This is so DH finds out the sex with me before deploying since I won't have the a/s for another month. Next weekend, DS and I are flying to my parents and then cruising with them to Hawaii! WooHoo!
frecklesnbrains, I'm kind of hoping the baby will be a bit early as well, so he or she will be born on my maternal Grandma's birthday. She died when my mom was young, so I never met her, but I thought it would be really neat for Muffin and her to share a birthday.
DH's Christmas present to me was a Microsoft Surface 3. I ordered it myself to make sure I got the keyboard I wanted, etc. I've been waiting patiently for the shipping email Microsoft promised, but no dice. Then it just randomly showed up last night! I never did get that email, but I'm not complaining. I'm too busy playing with my new toy. Bulky, slow, crappy laptop went straight into the storage closet.
DH kept me up for an hour last night because his snoring was insanely loud, and his elbow kept poking me in the damn head! I couldn't get him fully awake enough to move him (and the dogs were both on the bed so we were jammed in) so I ended up sleeping in the guest room. Now he is in charge of making a delicious dinner to make it up to me.
babyzebra, so sorry about your DS! That's a high fever. I hope he feels better soon! Were you able to take him in?
Yeah, we just got done at the urgent care place. They said he has a virus, which is causing his fever and diarrhea. He also had to get an albuterol breathing treatment and prescription because he was wheezing. In the past, his ear infections have taken 24-36 hours to show up on an exam after he first gets the high fever, so we're still going to keep an eye out for that. I'm still waiting for the magical time when he's not supposed to get sick from daycare anymore!
I just read an article that First Response is coming out with a Bluetooth enable pregnancy test. It will connect to an app on a phone. It will tell the user if they had enough urine for the test to work, have a countdown timer, and have options for entertainment and calming while waiting for results. Then after a special code is entered the results will display along with a "congratulations" if the user indicated they want to be pregnant. This is so crazy, do we really need that much assistance to take a test?
babyzebra I hope ds gets better soon! csat happy anniversary!
I just had the longest 24 hours. I left Hawaii at noon, arrived in San Francisco with a text from united that they cancelled one of my flights. They rebooked me the next day through Denver instead of Chicago and booked my 2 year old on completely separate flights ? hours later we got to Chicago over night and I had to drive home after that with no sleep. Ds just went to bed and it's 7 and I'm going to follow his lead.
When I saw ds he gave me Such a big hug and I could just feel the joy ooze from his body. Nothing can warm a mama's heart more.
babyzebra I hope ds gets better soon! csat happy anniversary!
I just had the longest 24 hours. I left Hawaii at noon, arrived in San Francisco with a text from united that they cancelled one of my flights. They rebooked me the next day through Denver instead of Chicago and booked my 2 year old on completely separate flights ? hours later we got to Chicago over night and I had to drive home after that with no sleep. Ds just went to bed and it's 7 and I'm going to follow his lead.
When I saw ds he gave me Such a big hug and I could just feel the joy ooze from his body. Nothing can warm a mama's heart more.
wow what a travel nightmare! Glad you made it home safely!
Post by packerfan4life on Jan 7, 2016 22:14:41 GMT -5
Appointment went well with a hb of 156! My ob was surprisingly totally fine with us not doing the a/s. He essentially said it's debateable whether or not they're necessary and was fine with us not doing it. I was a little surprised he didn't try to talk us into it at all.
I just read an article that First Response is coming out with a Bluetooth enable pregnancy test. It will connect to an app on a phone. It will tell the user if they had enough urine for the test to work, have a countdown timer, and have options for entertainment and calming while waiting for results. Then after a special code is entered the results will display along with a "congratulations" if the user indicated they want to be pregnant. This is so crazy, do we really need that much assistance to take a test?
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