@joolsschweets, snow isn't making me very happy right now because the pavements haven't been gritted, so I can't take the baby out. (Are pavements called sidewalks in the US or am I imagining that? If they are I have no idea what they're called in Canada!)
Granny's come round to play with the baby this morning, but that just means I need to do housework :-(
I can't remember whether I've already mentioned that H and I persuaded my parents to move here when they retired two years ago. They've changed a lot since I was a kid and it's great to have local grandparents to help out.
@bubbs ugh! I was hoping you wouldn't get pink eye from yh! Sorry I hope it clears up quickly.
Joolschweets the start to your day...I do not envy.
purple yes in the US we call them sidewalks. But I knew what you meant by pavement.
Pumping for my last time, right this second. Tomorrow I will wake up & not have to attach plastic things to my boobs. It's going to be weird, but I think I'll be ok.
I won't be around much today until much later so have a great day everyone!
Post by pghtruelove on Jan 14, 2016 6:15:06 GMT -5
I already hate today. Jules has been up since 4. Usually SO takes this early morning thing she does and I get to sleep for a couple extra hours but he hurt his back and can't pick up the baby...
purple its rough, they're just never prepared for snow over there. I kind of used to like that though. I worked at a college & you'd get 1cm of snow and it guaranteed you at least 1 snow day!
It does depend on the area. Scotland gets a lot more snow than England or Wales so they're usually much better prepared. But when there's a couple of inches overnight the roads get cleared before the pavements, which seems reasonable! H got to work with no trouble at all this morning, and when I lived in England, a light dusting would have meant a snow day.
However, Granny has taken the baby out, which means that I'll be able to take her out again after lunch and the day won't drag after all.
I've managed to get onto the actual computer and I'm hoping I've managed to add an avatar...
ETA: pghtruelove Good luck today! I had a 4.30 start on Tuesday and it was a long day.
I'm up and feeding O before work. DH is leaving for a short work trip to Canada today. He's always a disorganized mess before travel. Surprisingly, he packed his own bag this time. This is the first time he's traveled since I was even pregnant. I'm always an anxious mess while he's gone. Maybe having O will make it better?
Post by holliberry28 on Jan 14, 2016 7:21:08 GMT -5
We had a late wake up today, 4:50 haha. I'll take it, I guess. Probably helps that both H and I passed out by 8.
My parents are babysitting today to give MIL a day off. Currently M is sleeping on my mom for his early morning nap bc she refuses to put him in the crib. Let's hope he gets his usual 30 min at least.
@bubbs119 I am sorry you're not feeling well this morning. Though I don't have pink eye, I do think I've got a sinus infection going on. I feel like my eyes, ears, throat, head- are all throbbing/on fire. I haven't been sick in a while, but this really sucks. B is a little congested, but seems ok otherwise. I'm hoping I can keep him healthy while I battle this cold. DNW a sick baby on my hands.
Since we moved B into his nursery on Saturday night, he has been waking up at 3:45/4am. Last night was 4am. I went in and put his white noise machine on and he went back to sleep until 5:30, so that was good. Hopefully he will eventually go back to STTN.
I hope everyone has a good Thursday. I am dragging my butt to school even though I should probably stay home. Thanks to FMLA, I have no sick days left! Lovely!
S woke up and was crying like a madwoman, I tried waiting her out, but she got louder and louder, so I woke up and made a bottle. By the time I got in there, she was back asleep. I'm going to have to wake her, though, because we need to get going a little earlier than we did yesterday.
I'm sorry, @bubbs119! I hope you feel better soon.
I had a killer migraine last night. I puked twice and got lots of sleep - thankfully LO was only up twice at 10 and 3:30 and nursed and went back to sleep in 20 minutes. Then she slept until 6:45. Thanks, baby! I'm still feeling pretty foggy and my stomach hurts, but we can stay home all day so there's that.
We had a late wake up today, 4:50 haha. I'll take it, I guess. Probably helps that both H and I passed out by 8.
My parents are babysitting today to give MIL a day off. Currently M is sleeping on my mom for his early morning nap bc she refuses to put him in the crib. Let's hope he gets his usual 30 min at least.
That's nice that your parents are there, since I know that was a point of stress for a while. I hope they have a nice day with M.
Thanks so much. They really are trying, when my mom isn't feeling too tired/sick from the treatments. So she was just loving having M nap on her.
Hoping to have a little more time to play on here now. I finally finished Cs nursery and we are trying to transition him to his crib- wow has this been an exhausting week! Night 1, I ended up sleeping with him on the couch. Night 2, he slept great 9-6:30. Night 3, we were up from 12:30-2. Night 4, slept great until 4:30. Night 5, up from 11:15-? Around 12:30 I gave him a small bottle and then eventually left the room to let him CIO. I never thought I would have to make my 7.5 month old who has been sleeping through the night for over 5 months CIO! Last night was great though! (We started with him napping in there first - for about a week. He did great for all of his naps) Hope everyone has a fantastic day!!
DS was coughing a lot last night, luckily he didn't really wake up any more than his usual, but I felt bad for him. This morning his nose was all stuffy too Hopefully since he's done with day care for the week he can fight off whatever it is before it gets too bad.
Also, an eternal thank-you to my wonderful co-worker who gave us this little wonder after his kid grew out of it, I 100% attribute it to us getting any sleep whenever DS is sick (which is often thanks to day care twice a week):
Still working on posting in HBDB even though it's half way through Thursday. If I can persuade this nap-resistant baby that sleep is the thing that will stop her crying I'll have another go :-)
ETA: Got her to sleep but I'm in nap jail, with the cat sitting on my head. Maybe I'll work out how to post pics in time for next week's HBDB.
Post by holliberry28 on Jan 14, 2016 8:56:41 GMT -5
@bubbs119, glad your taking a shitty situation and are able to laugh about it! Hope things improve soon for you guys!
budders, I know you were looking at bathtub mats/seats too, so wanted to share. I stopped in target on the way to work ( it's out of the train terminal where I get off) and got this:
Fx M likes it! Also, can you order yourself some delicious (healthy) takeout since you forgot your lunch?? You so deserve it.
I hope everyone who is sick/had sick babes feels better soon! I hope up with a sore throat and a stuffy nose, I hope this doesn't last. I DNW a sick baby. We are going to attempt sleep training of some kind tonight. Any tips? She normally isn't ready for bed before 9:30 or 10, do I just use that as bedtime still? I have got to get this kid out of my bed!
holliberry28, I used to use the duck with DD and it served us pretty well for over a year. The only issue is that it started growing mold on the bottom so we replaced it halfway through.
I'm another person looking at bath seats, etc. I want something different this time because DD uses the tub and I don't want it getting gross.
Hope everyone with sickness is better soon! Yuck to pinkeye @bubbs119, that's definitely not fun.
We tried adding a little heater with a loud fan on it to DD's room last night. I wouldnt say she had less wakeups, well maybe it was a bit better at the start of the night, but they definitely seemed less intense and easier to get her back to sleep again. So hopefully maybe we're onto something. STTN seems like such an impossible task right now but I just have to keep reminding myself that DS sleeps so..it will change sometime!
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