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[tiffbot]

Oh yuck @jemomma, that all does not sound fun at all.

[pghtruelove]

@jemomma that SUCKSSS!! I hope your kids are good for you tonight and you can get your drink on after bedtime!

[pghtruelove]

Feb 9, 2016 11:09:24 GMT -5 @bubbs119 said:

Feb 9, 2016 10:31:39 GMT -5 pghtruelove said:

Guys it we went so well. I love
Yoj all so much for making me feel bette about it. Thanks for all the licks. My anesthesia has t worn off yet so I feel kid a drunk! Woooo

Lol I love this. Post anesthesia is hilarious. Sometimes scary or violent, but mostly hilarious.

Glad it went well. Hope you get some answers.

I'm starting to come down but apparently I was talking over the dr and nurses and telling them I should do this everyday! And I was seeing double and telling SO to look at the twins at the end of the hallway extremely loud. I'm fun.

[Bluedaisy]

haha mrsdee1982, this is why I'm glad LO prefers his thumb....

[purple]

jessila, thinking of you. I hope your mum is okay.

@jemomma, nightmare! Well done for getting it sorted. You definitely deserve a lunchtime beer!

[pghtruelove]

SO took video of me. In the video I said wi was going to post it to my moms group because you were all so awesome in making me feel better about it. I also say "ungobungo"....

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purple I was just filling out our calendar as I saw 'shrove day' and wondered what that was

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Feb 9, 2016 8:18:12 GMT -5 michyme123 said:

I think I'm the only one not craving pancakes. Ds1 went through a phase recently when it's all he wanted to eat. Don't want to see a pancake for a long time

Me neither. I'm on a fried egg kick lately.

[pghtruelove]

@joolschweeys sorry you're having a rough day I hope things get better!!

[mrsmonogrammed]

Feb 9, 2016 10:58:51 GMT -5 michyme123 said:

Feb 9, 2016 10:56:27 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

This is the reason we have approx 15 pacis in the crib with her. Lolol

I used to do this with ds1. I can't believe I forgot about this trick for this kiddo! Going to try this tonight. He doesn't throw it out often, but he does lose it so having more in will help him find during the night. I remember even buying glow in the dark ones haha

Ha, we have about 6 glow in the dark ones! Definitely helpful because anytime she wakes up she'll try and find one herself. If she's crying we know she actually needs something:)

[veggiemo]

Most of you know I'm looking for care for my LO. My in-laws watch DS but can't take on another kid. Every time I drop DS off at my in-laws, I drive past a house that is clearly a home daycare. I see people coming and going and they all look happy. After months of contemplating it, I finally looked up the provider in the online database and decided to give her a call. The number she has with state licensing isn't good. Seriously?

Those of you with who use in-home care: how did you go about finding them?

[tjanca22]

I really want a lunch beer and pancakes now. Oddly enough these were my two biggest cravings while pregnant. I only indulged in the pancakes tho, not the beer.

jessila, still thinking about you and your family.
pghtruelove, glad things went well!
Hugs to you Joolschweets, maybe give it some time and then try talking to DH again? I'm sorry.

[mrsdee1982]

I am so hungry and really want to eat my lunch now. But if I do that, I'll have no lunch to eat at lunch time and that will make me sad.

[heartofglass]

So sorry for all the sick/teething LO's, hope everyone feels better soon.

@jemomma yes you deserve a lunch beer or two

[heartofglass]

Joolschweets I'm so sorry you're having a crap day. Childcare decisions are major and it is overwhelming to have to decide on your own without even throwing breastfeeding/pumping/weaning in the mix.

[Widget123]

Joolschweets, touring daycare facilities for me was emotional both times without me actually wanting to be a SAHM. In the future, would it help for you to tour facilities by yourself? For me I did all of the tours myself and I liked it better that way because I felt free to ask whatever questions I want, etc. without a SO there judging me.

veggiemo, can you just walk over there and knock on the door? I would seriously consider doing that if I were you. Also, could you do a switcheroo of sorts and have the in-laws watch the baby and take the older child to a pre-school/ pre-school like daycare instead? Or would they be too overwhelmed by watching another younger child in general?

[littlemissgrump]

Widget123 I have found a bunch at the consignment stores.

LO just went down for a nap, he is in the teething zone as well. No teeth yet.

We will probably venture to the zoo today. My BFF works there so we will have lunch with her. It's really nice here, sunny and in the 60s. Perfect day for the zoo!

This evening BFF and I are going out for birthday pedicures. The place we go has a complementary drink menu which includes, wine, beer, mimosas, and snowcones! So ramdom!

[beersandweirs]

I got coffee today, and I was so excited, but it is really not good, so disappointed!

[billyhorrible]

Feb 9, 2016 9:17:17 GMT -5 sabrinaml said:

Feb 9, 2016 9:13:20 GMT -5 michyme123 said:

sabrinaml wow, what a load of BS! Clearly the person who wrote that has never had to deal with a teething child. He/she can gladly observe mine for the couple days leading up to a tooth eruption!

I was thinking the exact same thing!! 

This is why I think people need to take Doctor recs with a grain of salt. 

I will never forget this one pediatrician I had to depose (interview).  There were 4 attorneys, and all of us had small children at home.  We were trying to determine whether there were any developmental issues of a child who was exposed to chemicals in utero.  So we're going over the kid's records with the doctor, looking for any abnormality.  When we got to her 6 month checkup, the doctor made some remark about "well, this is strange.  At 6 months the baby should be sleeping through the night, and she isn't."  All of us attorneys looked at each other and had to stifle laughing. 

[billyhorrible]

carrots - no shade, but what did you think the lyrics were when it got to "Went to a dance, looking for romance, saw Barbara Ann and I thought I'd take a chance?"

veggiemo - I found my current inhome from a recommendation from LBB's preschool. Do you have any friends with kids who are in some sort of care? You could ask them or ask them to ask their care providers.

[jillywilly]

Man, I have a busy morning and miss all kinds of things! I'm sorry for all the rough days so far.

Also, I'm thinking maybe it needs to be a new rule that anytime somebody has to go under anesthesia, they must come and post immediate updates, yes? My DH told me when I was first waking up from the egg retrieval when we were doing our IVF cycle I tried high fiving our doctor because she told me they had gotten 14 eggs.

[erbear]

I'm pretty hilarious right out of anesthesia, apparently. I don't remember what I was like post-gallbladder surgery, though.

[veggiemo]

Feb 9, 2016 12:36:12 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

Joolschweets , touring daycare facilities for me was emotional both times without me actually wanting to be a SAHM. In the future, would it help for you to tour facilities by yourself? For me I did all of the tours myself and I liked it better that way because I felt free to ask whatever questions I want, etc. without a SO there judging me.

veggiemo , can you just walk over there and knock on the door? I would seriously consider doing that if I were you. Also, could you do a switcheroo of sorts and have the in-laws watch the baby and take the older child to a pre-school/ pre-school like daycare instead? Or would they be too overwhelmed by watching another younger child in general?

Sending DS to preschool and having them watch LO is my absolute top choice. But I just don't think they want to take on a baby and deal with the diaper changes/baby proofing/bottles, etc. Right now they watch DS and my nephew who is the same age so they just run off and play together and for the most part entertain themselves. They don't want to start over.

Walking over there and knocking on the door occurred to me, but that might be a little weird? I already felt weird enough just calling without a referral or anything.

[veggiemo]

Joolschweets Yes, we do have an online database of licensed centers, but I just feel weird calling these random people, I wanted some kind of referral. A mom FB page sounds like a excellent idea, I'll have to look at see what's available in my area.

[gigi3126]

@jooschweets it's really hard when they first start at dc, but it does get easier. Even now, I sometimes want to leave work before the day has even started and go get J. It sucks that YH is being a pain. It's so annoying that they often need everything to be spelled out for them.

[gigi3126]

My students are testing (again...) today, so my coworkers and I are sending inappropriate teaching memes to one another. I probably shouldn't be cracking up in the back of the room while kids are trying to work...

[veggiemo]

billyhorrible, Yeah, I've asked a couple of my mom friends for referrals and got some suggestions that ultimately didn't pan out. It seems like everyone is either at capacity or way out of my price range. I posted a few months ago on a neighborhood forum and I had one woman contact me and her rates were SUPER cheap. I googled her and she had her license revoked in 2013. Ugh. I'm actually not even against having someone unlicensed watch LO but in that instance, I would at least want a referral from a friend.

[txngrl31]

Joolschweets hugs to you! I'm returning back to work at the beginning of May too. I even have to go out of state for training for a few weeks. It's hard I know. U r not alone! I just figured out the childcare thing and I get pretty emotional about it everyday.

@jemomma, it's 5 o clock somewhere?

To the paci and crib convo: V keeps her wubanub in the crib with her at night and during naps. It keeps it weighted in her mouth, and it's super easy for her to find when it falls out. She just plops it back in!

Did anyone put the regular( non mesh) bumpers back in?

[holliberry28]

So sorry for the rough start this morning @jemomma. Hope you get a break and some rest today.

Joolschweets, hope you can talk some more about this with your H and tell him he needs to help you make some of these decision together.

Problems with husbands are so much trickier to navigate once they're LOs involved.

[belle0720]

I just pumped over 7 ounces and feel like a champion cow!

And then I got in the elevator and realized that there were milk droplets dripping down my pants (they're kind of leather looking on the front). Glad the elevator is all mirrors. Breast milk gets everywhere!