Wednesday Randoms 2/3

[billyhorrible]

stcyct



That's why we like our local brew-pub so much.  Good beer selection, awesome food.

One of my friend's family started their own brewery.  She's in charge of the kitchen since they're also of the mind that good food should go with good beer.

[tiffbot]

I am going to Sonoma for the first time this summer and this talk is getting me excited!

ETA *more excited. Im already very excited lol

[ashbash]

Cooper woke up 15 min after i put him down wtf? I go to put him back down and as im rocking him the damn smoke detector beeped the low battery alarm, that must have been what woke him the first time. So now after 15 minutes of vigorous bouncing/ rocking/ swaying he is back asleep and im in nap jail for the next hour uugg i didnt even have a chance to eat my lunch

[stinybean]

LT @bubbs119 for great attempt! & I'm glad you have a lead on an interview. GL!

Bluedaisy I'll try that out. I never even thought to do that.

@erbear I'm getting my hair done Friday! I'm so excited! I haven't gotten a cut/ highlights since August. I hope you enjoy it!

billyhorrible I say that's a win! Congrats on STTN

@kej0004 I love that your LO has a signature color

griffindor24 wine and tissues are in order for your SIL

Today was a good day at work. It's few and far between this year, so I have to gloat when it actually happens WOOOOOOOHOOOO!

[purple]

Crap.

So we did fairly well this afternoon and I was beginning to feel optimistic as neither of us had had any gastro symptoms since 8.30 this morning.

I was just feeding L her bedtime bottle when she projectile vomited all over herself, me and the settee. She hasn't projectile vomited except as part of this illness, so we're not finished with it yet :-(

I want to cry.

[ashbash]

Has anyone been to Napa Valley? DH and I are thinking of it for our first kid free vacation in 3 years! Whoohoo

[ashbash]

Feb 3, 2016 16:10:41 GMT -5 purple said:

Crap.

So we did fairly well this afternoon and I was beginning to feel optimistic as neither of us had had any gastro symptoms since 8.30 this morning.

I was just feeding L her bedtime bottle when she projectile vomited all over herself, me and the settee. She hasn't projectile vomited except as part of this illness, so we're not finished with it yet :-(

I want to cry.

Im so sorry, I was there last week with our family being sick. Its the most exhausting thing in the world

[belle0720]

Feb 3, 2016 16:12:39 GMT -5 ashbash said:

Has anyone been to Napa Valley? DH and I are thinking of it for our first kid free vacation in 3 years! Whoohoo

ashbash Yep! I'm a little over an hour away. What do you want to know?

[belle0720]

purple hope you two start getting better!

[veggiemo]

Feb 3, 2016 15:45:34 GMT -5 ashbash said:

Cooper woke up 15 min after i put him down wtf? I go to put him back down and as im rocking him the damn smoke detector beeped the low battery alarm, that must have been what woke him the first time. So now after 15 minutes of vigorous bouncing/ rocking/ swaying he is back asleep and im in nap jail for the next hour uugg i didnt even have a chance to eat my lunch

Ugh, I'm sorry, that sucks
But side-note, a house fire in a nearby town just took the lives of several people. Unknown yet if there were working detectors in the home, but regardless, big reminder to everyone to check your batteries.

[gigi3126]

Feb 3, 2016 15:10:11 GMT -5 michyme123 said:

I wish I could remember Gilmore girls, but it's been so long since I've watched it I forget so much!

Guess you'll just have to rewatch it...

Also, who said that Logan > Jess??

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Feb 3, 2016 15:28:34 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

Yes, yes yes to Russian River Brewery (I am actually from Santa Rosa) Lots to do there, especially in that downtown area. Also - Lagunitas is the best. Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale is far and away my all time favorite beer. 

Last year a friend of mine saw Joel McHale at Russian River for the Pliny release...life made (hers not mine

Lagunitas is one of my favorite beers. By the way the area you are from is beautiful!

[hannahl201477]

@michyme I am re watching since I haven't seen it since it originally aired. I don't remember a lot that happened just the BIG stuff.
gigi3126 are you a Jess lover also??!

I'm on the episode where Dave appears, so excited. I love him!!

[gigi3126]

hannahl201477 Yep! Mostly because he says crap like this...

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Feb 3, 2016 17:02:53 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

Just saw this photo on Imgur and thought you ladies would appreciate

What the F is going on there?

[gigi3126]

Feb 3, 2016 17:00:31 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

Feb 3, 2016 16:53:07 GMT -5 gigi3126 said:

hannahl201477 Yep! Mostly because he says crap like this...

Jess for lyfe! I like to pretend that he and Rory get together for good eventually...maybe they will...
Also - Dean sucks (um, marrying someone else when you still love Rory and then cheating on your wife with Rory...no.), and Logan is a twat.

Ugh...agree. I couldn't stand Logan and his smug little face. I hated that he called Rory "ace". I think it was supposed to be endearing, but it came off as condescending.

[belle0720]

gigi3126 I found it totally endearing! haha. Honestly it broke my heart when she turned down his proposal. I felt like Jess always totally dragged her down. And her and Dean had cute puppy love in the beginning but they weren't meant to be and I hated when she hooked up with him while he was married. I'm betting, and hoping, that she'll have a completely new love interest in the new episodes.

[kemdupuis]

Well. B has RSV. Dr said we caught it super early because the only symptom he really has is a cough. Said it usually peaks around day 4, which we're guessing will be Friday.

I'm pretty pissed. I am sure he caught it from one of the other kids at our daycare provider's house because the only other people he has contact with are DH and myself. And we seriously haven't gone many places in the last few weeks.

I am also pissed because when we started at daycare, B was the only full time child. Slowly over the last few months she has picked up 3 more full time children. A 1 year old, 2 year old and 3 year old. Since that has happened, we've seen the number of times he gets changed a day (I am crazy and count the diapers in his bag) to ONCE a day in the past week. ALSO, today when I picked him up early, he had a TISSUE wadded up and stuck to the roof of his mouth! WTF?! She has no idea how he got a hold of a tissue, and also no idea how long it had been in his mouth. I practically cried myself the entire way to the Drs office- he seriously could have choked on that. Thank God I noticed it.

I don't think she is a bad care provider. In fact, I know she really cares for my son. I just think she has too many kids to care for and can't give B the kind of attention he needs. I don't know what to do. It's middle of the school year and it took me 6 months before I found this daycare provider. I really don't want to send him to the business in town. Way too many kids. Ugh

[kemdupuis]

Joolschweets oh we will absolutely be having a conversation with her. DH and I have been talking about what we are going to say/do since I got home.

When B started going there, she said that he was going to be the only one full time. They recently (late Nov.) bought a new home (renting a house previously) and I am 99% sure she has taken on more kids to help cover the cost of the mortgage. But, if something doesn't change, we will absolutely not continue taking B there. I am so upset right now... I just don't have words.

Hoping his symptoms won't get too bad, either. He is still wanting to eat frequently and only seeming a bit irritable, so hopefully that's it. No fever at all yet. Fingers crossed for sure.

[ashbash]

kemdupuis thats all terrible and way warrants a conversation. Thats a lot of kids all at differing ages/ needs to have by yourself and clearly its too much for her. I hope she can get it together, Im sure finding a new provider much less in the middle of the school year would be a nightmare

[erbear]

I love Logan. I thought they were good together until he got pissed she wouldn't marry him.

[erbear]

Also my hair looks great! It felt so good to relax.

[alayne926]

@kemdupis, that is so scary! We had pull DS out of an in home for lack of supervision issues. Hoping for the best for you! Hope your little man starts feeling better.

[heartofglass]

kemdupuis so sorry you're dealing with this. We've had a lot of issues with daycare too and they are under state regulations. I don't have any advice; we're planning on taking A out of daycare as soon as we're able. I hope your LO's RSV doesn't get serious. A had an ear infection before his diagnosis so I think his fever was associated with that. And yes, the fourth and fifth days are the worst.

[veggiemo]

kemdupuis So sorry! Definitely have a talk with her. The tissue thing is super scary, I understand why you were so upset. I have nothing against home care at all, in fact I am considering one for LO if I can find something in our budget. But, the commercial centers are much more likely to send home sick kids and enforce the 24 hour rule. So if you're worried about the exposure to more kids, take that into consideration. Also, remember at a center they've got a teacher/child ratio they need to stick with so there are always several adults around at any given time.
Do you know if your provider is still within the parameters that her license allows, as far as number of children? I assume so, but that's something to look into if you're worried she's over-worked.

[tiffbot]

kemdupuis I'm so sorry that all sounds very frustrating, and I hope you can resolve these issues as smoothly as possible soon.

Ugh michyme123, it's so sad watching your kids with stomach bugs. Hope it passes soon.

[veggiemo]

Feb 3, 2016 21:14:02 GMT -5 michyme123 said:

kemdupuis wow that sounds awful. 1 change a day?! Hopefully you are able to sort things out with the provider.

As for us, ds1 threw up a couple hours ago. He's asleep now I have his bed covered in towels and a puke bucket beside him. Hopefully it was just a one time thing though. Crossing my fingers. Poor kiddo I would rather have the stomach bug over seeing him with it. He was so scared puking and he cried quite a bit after. He hasn't puked since he was 9 months old so it's all new to him

Girl, I just went through this with DS1 in December. It sucks so bad, because after they puke they want to eat/drink everything in sight and it's so hard for them to understand why they need to take it easy. Fingers crossed it was a one time thing and he can sleep it off.

[carolyngrace]

Feb 3, 2016 21:28:04 GMT -5 budders said:

Has anyone seen this?

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/03/baby-seat-babocush_n_9147924.html

I would have loved this when V was a newborn, although I'm not sure I would have felt as comfortable then using it as I would now.

That thing looks awesome. And all of the comments about "you shouldn't have had a kid if you don't have time to hold them" are CLEARLY from people who don't have kids or had very easy babies. 

[periwinkledaydreams]

Joolschweets so nice to have your little space back! Happy for you!

[periwinkledaydreams]

kemdupuis, everyone else has already covered it, really. Just wanted to say I hope B's symptoms stay mild, and that you can sort things with your provider so you don't have to look elsewhere. That is scary and frustrating though! Hopefully you can sit down and have a conversation about the level of care you expect, even if you have to be exact and precise (ie how frequently you'd expect him to be changed.. as a daycare provider we always did diaper changes every 2 hours, after naps, and ASAP for BMs).