<Tuesday Randoms>

[mrsmonogrammed]

It's 59 degrees in my office right now. Hooray for cuddle duds and having to page maintence-__-

[jillywilly]

It's my birthday! DH is still on the tail end of his man cold, DS was up once more than his usual as of late, and I'm freezing at work, but I've got my Starbucks birthday drink, and I'm determined to make it a good day!

[mrsmonogrammed]

Happy birthday jillywilly !

[jessila]

I'm home sick with some sort of stomach bug. Ugh. Dnw. I'd rather be teaching my terrible classes today. At least I get another snuggle day with my baby?

[mrsmonogrammed]

Kristykristyleelee it's a brand of warm fleece separates for men and women. They can go under your regular clothes as an extra layer or just be worn as regular clothes.


I like to wear the leggings under my work pants in the winter because it's always 10 degrees colder in my office. And for days like today where it's 59 inside-__-

[tiffbot]

Happy birthday jillywilly!

I'm going to try to get us to the city this morning so I can finally pick up my new glasses! My dad is going to come with me and we'll take the kids to a play thing after.

Hope everyone has a good day!

[mrsmonogrammed]

Jan 19, 2016 8:40:34 GMT -5 carrots said:

Happy Birthday jillywilly!

BF moms, what can I take for a cold? It appears that W has passed his along to me.

Major case of mom guilt over here after sending him to school with his terrible sounding cough and when I know he's still feeling crummy. Hoping today flies by and I can sneak out by 4 to get him early.

I took Tylenol basically round the clock (never really giving my cold a chance to get worse!) and drank tons and tons of water. Hopefully you can kick it quickly if it's the same one DS had since you would have already been passing on immunity to him with milk:)

[billyhorrible]

Happy Birthday jillywilly!

carrots - EmergenC, zinc drops, Claritin, and lots and lots of fluids! I hope it passes quickly for you.


So the past two nights BH has gone back down to one wake-up. And LBB has decided he needs a mid - night wake-up too. 2 nights ago it was because he forgot I sang to him before bed. I don't know what it was last night yet since DH took care of it.

[musicfrk2002]

Jan 19, 2016 8:54:56 GMT -5 @kej0004 said:

So I got hit in the face yesterday at work with some (thankfully non toxic, only corrosive) chemicals. Pretty sure that's not a good omen to the rest of the week, but I did just get approved for vacation on Friday to stay home with LO.
This is me anytime I'm out of my office for the rest of the week:

Uh, corrosive isn't much better...i take it youre alright? I'm always terrified I'm going to have to clean up a spill at work, we see a lot of corrosive.

[musicfrk2002]

Happy birthday jillywilly

[ashbash]

My sister was in for the weekend and her flight last night got cancelled so we get an extra day to visit today

Other than having her around its usual Tuesday stuff - morning playdate, music class, vacuum upstairs oh and DD has requested I teach her about bats and that we do a bat craft so Ill do something for that

[ashbash]

@kej0004 yikes! Im assuming you are okay? And I think that uniform is super stylish and flattering while keeping your skin in tact - go for it

[erbear]

Happy birthday, jillywilly!

It feels like -10 out, so we're just going to lo's flu shot booster/weight check appointment and then coming home. I'm sure she'll be cranky and clingy all day anyway!

I signed up to be a fisher price product tester and I found out we're getting this (http://m.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13069698) in the next few weeks. How fun!

[erbear]

@kej0004, liking the style there, not the corrosive chemicals! I hope you're alright!

[jillywilly]

carrots, I second the Emergen-C - that's what I existed on while BF'ing when I was sick. Bonus, some people on the internet claim it will boost your milk supply. I don't know if it did much for me, but I had supply issues the entire time anyway.

[jillywilly]

Jan 19, 2016 9:16:31 GMT -5 erbear said:

Happy birthday, jillywilly !

It feels like -10 out, so we're just going to lo's flu shot booster/weight check appointment and then coming home. I'm sure she'll be cranky and clingy all day anyway!

I signed up to be a fisher price product tester and I found out we're getting this (http://m.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13069698) in the next few weeks. How fun!

How does one become a Fisher Price product tester? That sounds amazing! DS always seems to get so bored of his toys already, especially on weekends where we're home a lot, so I feel like I'm constantly looking for the next toy to keep him entertained.

[alayne926]

Happy birthday jillywilly!

Super jealous of your kid free vacation....where are you going @hazeldublin?

It is SO cold here and we're supposed to get 3-4 inches of snow tonight/tomorrow. We'll see if that actually happens. Last time they forecasted it, we ended up with maybe an inch and a half.

We are super light on patients today, so I need to clean the clinic and mop...not looking forward to that...

[alayne926]

So jealous, @hazeldublin. DH and I are talking about a trip back to Europe this fall. He has family in London and we may do Paris depending on the situation.

[pbubblegum]

My kid is on day 2 of a teething fever. I ate 2 butter tarts for breakfast. Marilyn Dennis is annoying AF.

[mbjune13]

jillywilly Happy Birthday!
I was so sick all weekend I wasn't around here much. I hope that the sick babies and mommas feel better soon! Today's weather is mild compared to the weekend so I think we will venture out of the house. And we have to start searching for a new car seat, baby B only has a 1/4 inch to go and she will be too long for the bucket seat.

[erbear]

jillywilly I signed up for Mattel's play, rate, and review program! They had me fill out a survey and last week told me a request window was open - I was apparently eligible for a swing and the piano thing. Glad we got the piano thing!

LO handled her flu shot like a champ. It helped that I was blowing raspberries on her belly. Her weight check was good, too!

[erbear]

@babybean9 you look great! Where did you get the jacket extender?

[belle0720]

Jan 19, 2016 9:54:25 GMT -5 alayne926 said:

So jealous, @hazeldublin . DH and I are talking about a trip back to Europe this fall. He has family in London and we may do Paris depending on the situation.

Just a little encouragement, Baby G and I did London and Paris just a few weeks after the attacks and had a wonderful time. (We had just booked the trip a week before the attacks and couldn't cancel). There was tons of security everywhere and we felt super safe. Almost every store we went in had security with metal detectors and checked bags/purses (which wasn't the case when I was there a year and a half ago). A fb friend's husband used to work in military intelligence and said that there was no greater or lesser risk of an attack than before the November attacks happened and if I had felt okay about going before, I should still feel okay about it.

[belle0720]

@babybean9 what kind of carrier do you have going on under the jacket ? obsessed with baby carriers over here

[belle0720]

It's raining it's pouring the old man is snoring...

First time I've driven in REAL rain in a long time over here. Lots of traffic. And for some reason I decided to wear open-toed shoes today? Dummy. I've been wearing boots for like the last 2 months straight. I don't know what I was thinking!

[belle0720]

@hazeldublin I totally get it. I would have canceled or rescheduled our trip if I could have. But ultimately I was glad that we went.

[alayne926]

Hoping you guys get to break out of there today @wwprestige! Keep us updated!

[purple]

Happy birthday, jillywilly!

Glad it wasn't worse, @kej0004. It sounds scary enough!

Hope you have a wonderful trip, @hazeldublin!

Sorry that finances are feeling rough at the moment, @babybean9. Such a horrible feeling.

L is definitely going through some cognitive changes this week. She's started babbling and gurgling and she's playing in a more purposeful way. She is also eating her head off, both milk and food. I really hope it isn't another physical growth spurt as well - she's already nearly 23lb!

[beersandweirs]

My baby, who refused a bottle until she was 4+ months, was trying to take the bottle of another baby this weekend. It's crazy how much they change!

On a related note, does anyone else have a grabby baby? She isn't around other babies or kids very often and when she does she is all over them. Our friends have a baby a few weeks older than ours, and C is always all up in the other baby's face. Like I have to pull her away so she doesn't pull her hair and grab her face. What do you do for that?

[purple]

@babybean9, we're BLW too, but I can tell that L is eating more. As you say, less hidden in the high chair, less on the floor, and she keeps asking for more.

beersandweirs, yes, L does that. We're trying to work on gentle touching. She also grabs the cats and a geranium that's next to her changing mat, so I'm pretty sure it's a sign of enthusiasm. I say, "Gentle. Gentle touching," and show her what I mean. When she gets excited and grabs I take her away from the nice thing she wants to touch. It's slow but after about four days I'm beginning to notice a difference.