Funky Friday Fun!

[danitaec]

Yay Friday!

[danitaec]

It's a work day for teachers at school. YAY no kids! I have things I need to accomplish, but I've given myself an allotted time to play on the interwebs first. Priorities, y'all.

[dreemkin]

[kartish]

The lady who we arranged to watch Victor on my early mornings in at work is a flake. I'm going to have to find someone else for these days be444344433wDS case ehsaaà9 pi 9 oh I can't rely on her.
We only need childcare three days a week and only until 130 pm due to our schedules and at first family members wanted to help out so we never got around to looking at centers on our area, but I know with our fluctuating schedules a center would be difficult and or mi h

Eta, posted from my pocket, jeez!
Anyway what I was getting at is I want to hire a professional to watch my child, but not sure if I can.

[kaydee0402]

badw0lf, hope he's feeling better today!

[kaydee0402]

Nothing to report here! Pizza for dinner and starting Making a Murderer tonight! I'm excited!

[kaydee0402]

That was a lot of exclamation points. Sorry I'm over excited.

[danitaec]

Jan 8, 2016 9:00:48 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

I didn't realize there was a picture of me dancing on the interwebs!

[pitdigger]

G's apparently one of those kids when it comes to not feeling well. He wants snuggles, but he fights them. This will be a fun weekend.

We're hunkered inside with gales blowing today.

[dmorgendorffer]

So happy it is Friday! First week of the new job almost done and I am getting seriously busy.

I bought Blue Hat, Green Hat for DD for Christmas and we've been reading it before bed lately, she absolutely cracks up every time I say Oops! It is so hilarious that I made DH come up and watch us reading it together. It's so exciting that she's actually engaging with and enjoying her books now.

[dreemkin]

Jan 8, 2016 10:06:03 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

Nothing to report here! Pizza for dinner and starting Making a Murderer tonight! I'm excited!

I'd be excited for pizza too!!!

PS: I'm not offended by too many exclamation points. The more the better!!!!!

[kartish]

Jan 8, 2016 11:13:55 GMT -5 dmorgendorffer said:

So happy it is Friday! First week of the new job almost done and I am getting seriously busy.

I bought Blue Hat, Green Hat for DD for Christmas and we've been reading it before bed lately, she absolutely cracks up every time I say Oops! It is so hilarious that I made DH come up and watch us reading it together. It's so exciting that she's actually engaging with and enjoying her books now.

I was ready Mr Brown Can Moo, Can You? to V last night and he was cracking up. It was so cute! He is so into books, he pulls his board books out of the basket and turns the pages over and over all the time.

[dreemkin]

Yay for generally positive posts so far! Today are currently doing bath time and it sounds like the wild west with these two spunky girls! Ugh, and now my doorbell just rang so my schnoodle is adding to the soundtrack.

Tonight we are going to party city for 1st birthday supplies! And then the hallmark by me to see if they have anything good for 75% off (I found pretty snowflake thank yous for our winter onederland theme at the one by my mom but only one pack of 8).

Yesterday we got a new harnessed convertible booster seat for DD1 (DD2 will take hers). It makes me sad that my girls are growing up so quickly. DD2'S arms can barely fit through her infant car seat anymore

[PikoPiko]

LO started coughing badly overnight and woke up all wheezy. Albuterol to the rescue again. Thankfully he's responding well to it this time and we don't have to go on the steroid inhaler just yet. Send happy healing vibe, please!

[psychobutthead]

I would say TGIF but DH is working over time tonight and tomorrow so I have no idea what time to expect him home.

I have a million things I need to do around this house but honestly I need some me time. Dh is napping i tried to fight him to stay up but it wasn't worth the fight. Especially since I realized hes cutting two teeth at once.

Its nice to be back on the board. Hope everyone has a great Friday!

[seamonster]

Jan 8, 2016 9:40:25 GMT -5 kartish said:

The lady who we arranged to watch Victor on my early mornings in at work is a flake. I'm going to have to find someone else for these days be444344433wDS case ehsaaà9 pi 9 oh I can't rely on her.
We only need childcare three days a week and only until 130 pm due to our schedules and at first family members wanted to help out so we never got around to looking at centers on our area, but I know with our fluctuating schedules a center would be difficult and or mi h

Eta, posted from my pocket, jeez!
Anyway what I was getting at is I want to hire a professional to watch my child, but not sure if I can.

I think you should be able to find someone. Maybe try care.Com or sitter city or if there's a university or community college nearby post something on their job board. I knew several people who did part time nanny gigs in college.

[seamonster]

DS has taken to biting us on the shoulder and he's started hitting again. Good thing we're on vacation and he's not at daycare. Any tips for dealing with it?

I'm thinking we tell him no and that biting/hitting hurts and putting him down. He ignores us when we say no so I'm thinking that putting him down and not interacting beyond inital words is the most I can do at his age.

[dreemkin]

Jan 8, 2016 14:39:20 GMT -5 seamonster said:

DS has taken to biting us on the shoulder and he's started hitting again. Good thing we're on vacation and he's not at daycare. Any tips for dealing with it?

I'm thinking we tell him no and that biting/hitting hurts and putting him down. He ignores us when we say no so I'm thinking that putting him down and not interacting beyond inital words is the most I can do at his age.

That sounds like they way to go to me. Try to react as little as possible when it happens.

[kaydee0402]

badw0lf, sometimes I swear babies are smarter than we give them credit for. They scheme!

[lilyelayne]

Hey ladies, just popping in on our way to NoLa. DH is driving so I can pump. My parents handled it fine when I cried the whole time dropping G off. He has had lunch and a nap and a bottle since we left, so sounds like everything is going well.

badw0lf glad F is feeling better.
PikoPiko all the get well wishes for L!
kartish ugh childcare difficulties. I think seamonster gave good advice!
psychobutthead sorry you're having such sleep troubles. I agree with the advice from yesterday to do a sleep routine so LO has some time to wind down and realize crib time is coming. And totally take me time when you need it! Including board posting, of course

[kaydee0402]

lilyelayne, yay G! Enjoy your trip! And relax!

There I go with the exclamation points again. I really need to calm down.

[kartish]

PikoPiko thinking healthy thoughts for your LO.

badw0lf I definitely think he was scheming for some mom time!

Thanks for the advice seamonster, I forgot about care.com, I'll have to try that. There is also a university in our town, DH graduated there last spring so maybe I'll ask him if they have a job board available there also.

Tonight was a good night for DH and I. It felt so nice, we made dinner together and talked the whole time. Our recent disconnect I think was largely on my part, so I'm trying to be more proactive. He was so sweet and helpful when my back was killing me too. Which it's mostly all better, yay!

[kartish]

Jan 8, 2016 14:39:20 GMT -5 seamonster said:

DS has taken to biting us on the shoulder and he's started hitting again. Good thing we're on vacation and he's not at daycare. Any tips for dealing with it?

I'm thinking we tell him no and that biting/hitting hurts and putting him down. He ignores us when we say no so I'm thinking that putting him down and not interacting beyond inital words is the most I can do at his age.

V bites us on the shoulder when he is hungry, we figured out. Is it consistent when he hits or bites you? We just ignore it after saying no, but realizing why he was doing it helped avoid it.
No help on the hitting though, V doesn't hit us but he does smack the animals when he is trying to pet them, and nothing has helped so far with that. And he is obsessed with them so he freaks out when I move them or him away.

[seamonster]

Jan 8, 2016 22:33:22 GMT -5 kartish said:

Jan 8, 2016 14:39:20 GMT -5 seamonster said:

DS has taken to biting us on the shoulder and he's started hitting again. Good thing we're on vacation and he's not at daycare. Any tips for dealing with it?

I'm thinking we tell him no and that biting/hitting hurts and putting him down. He ignores us when we say no so I'm thinking that putting him down and not interacting beyond inital words is the most I can do at his age.

V bites us on the shoulder when he is hungry, we figured out. Is it consistent when he hits or bites you? We just ignore it after saying no, but realizing why he was doing it helped avoid it.
No help on the hitting though, V doesn't hit us but he does smack the animals when he is trying to pet them, and nothing has helped so far with that. And he is obsessed with them so he freaks out when I move them or him away.

I wish it was something like being hungry, but he does it at random moments. There are times it's probably hunger like when it's lunch time and can the restaurant just bring us bread already. Other times it seems to be more playful except those teeth are sharp and he's broken skin.