It's a snow day that's supposed to turn to all rain and 50 degrees later today. When the announcement was made at 5am I looked outside and everything was a sheet of ice. As per our discussion yesterday, I started sleep training O in his crib again last night. We were up from 11:45-1:45 then 5-6:45 and finally up at 7:30. Needless to say, I am VERY grateful for a day off. I believe O slept about 8 hours total and I slept maybe 5. I have a sneaking suspicion he will be taking at least one nap in his swing today ;-) Hopefully DH doesn't work from home. My mom just called me to tell me that Kindermusik is still on today. I get to take O!! I never get to do fun mommy things with him because of work. Hopefully a nap will happen on the way there. And to make you jealous, Kristykristyleelee, we got new furniture last night. I'll AW when it gets here in 8 weeks. Leather reclining sofa and matching recliner. Wooo!
Post by holliberry28 on Feb 16, 2016 8:11:37 GMT -5
Good Morning! First day back to work after a 4 day weekend. Glad it's 40 degrees warmer today than over the weekend. That's all I've got. Hope everyone has a great day.
The great melt is happening here too. It is supposed to warm up to the 50 s today so hopefully me and V can get a walk in. I feel like we have been indoors for days because of the frigid temps. Maybe a trip to BRU today too?
We've had a fairly slow day so far, which suits me as L didn't sleep all that well because of her cold. We need to out in about an hour, though. I've got a doctor's appointment and then we're meeting friends for a cuppa.
I'll be glad when our usual groups are back in session next week. L is so gregarious that she gets bored without them. Oh, and the swimming pool is finally open again. We had extensive flooding at the end of December and the pool has been closed since then. Looking forward to taking L for her lesson next Monday!
Completely randomly: L has recently become completely fascinated by zips, and the realised that baby clothes never seem to have zip fastenings. Lots of poppers and butons, but no zips. I wonder why that is?
We had a weather delay for work this morning, but DH decided that he has too much work to do today to delay his arrival, which means that I had to wake up on time so that the kids would be ready on time, boo.
Then, I thought, oh well since I am awake anyway, I can have some time to myself this morning to relax. But let me just look at this one thing on my work laptop quick.
Oh wait now, my "me time" is gone and I have to get ready to leave for work. It was a nice idea anyway.
Post by pghtruelove on Feb 16, 2016 8:53:05 GMT -5
Snowy here as well. It isn't supposed to warm up here though. We are going to walk through our house today. So excited! Other than that just trying to entertain Jules enough that she does scream all day.
michyme123 I agree it's hilarious watching Dd eat compared to toddler DS lol! My dad was just laughing about how one day he was over and DS was feeling particularily picky and watching us negotiate with him and looking over to DD who was shoveling her mouth full with both hands. I know someday she'll be a two year old eater too so I guess she's just preparing herself haha.
Good morning! Today's kind of a boring Tuesday, works for me. Last night we discovered a fun new game with DS. We kept tossing a little ball into his lap and saying "boop," then he'd laugh and kick the ball back to one of us. This had him happily playing and laughing for a solid 15 minutes shortly before bedtime, it was amazing!
Good morning! We are under a winter weather advisory this morning, but so far nothing is happening that I can tell. I did leave for work a little early just in case, but so far so good.
I decided this morning I need to get back on track with Weight Watchers. I got a little discouraged when I was about a pound away from my goal for like 3 weeks and slacked off. Going to start tracking things again so I hit my goal!!
The doctor is out for a half day, so I can get some stuff cleaned and organized here this morning.
Good morning! I just returned last night from a weekend away visiting family. LO was amazing on the commute, she slept almost the whole time both ways (3-4 hrs, with a break at a rest stop midway).
I signed up for a dietbet and will be having pancakes for breakfast. I need to go to the supermarket to work out everything before I can start, even though the start date was yesterday.
Post by mrsdee1982 on Feb 16, 2016 10:01:25 GMT -5
Morning all.
Not enough coffee in all of Columbia today. C is teething, has allergies and her nasty cough is still lingering. And my DH worked all night, so it was all on me. And then I had to be up at 4:45 for work this morning.
I know you are going to think I am crazy, but I am a little jealous of your actual winter weather. It's been in the 80's/90's all week, and will continue for at least another week here. So gross.
Kindermusik got cancelled right as we were about to leave. O took a 10 minute nap after that but it's currently passed out on me. Trying to figure out if I can walk him into the living room so I can be more comfortable. During this time I did do some online shopping sooo productive?
Getting ready to get our taxes done and visit the inlaws! I was so excited when DH told me he had taken today off, I got tears in my eyes. It really isn't that big of a deal, but I think the change in our weekly routine is pretty great.
Post by beersandweirs on Feb 16, 2016 10:40:11 GMT -5
Stay warm all you ladies and babies in the snow and ice!
Not much going on here today, just at work, but at least it's a nice short week. Since yesterday was a holiday, we took baby to the nanny's for a few hours and got some cleaning and baby proofing done around the house. It was nice to get done, but it just reminded me how much more there is to do.
Post by sugarkissed on Feb 16, 2016 10:42:01 GMT -5
DD1 is a crazy person today. We have to leave soon for our mom and tot class and she just spent the past 10 minutes screaming about having to get dressed. She's been so difficult since we got back from Texas. I think (I know) that she got a bit too spoiled at Grandma and Grandpa's house. She's probably in cookie withdrawal. I'm pretty annoyed at how much crap they fed her, but whatever.. I asked them to babysit so I feel like I can't complain too much.
On a brighter note, baby girl is as happy as can be and we've enjoyed a lot of sleep the past few nights, which is rare for her!
Skipped library time this morning since C's cough isn't getting better. I was really hoping he'd wake up and be better but no such luck. He's a pretty happy guy this morning (unless he can't see me) but the snot running from his nose and cough say otherwise. I've already had a pretty productive morning so that's a plus. Ive managed to get the wood burning stove cleaned out (and scrubbed the glass clean). Dishes soaking and rest put away. Waiting for C to nap so we can run into town and get our grocery shopping done.
Post by tatersalad on Feb 16, 2016 11:20:31 GMT -5
purple I only buy baby clothes with zippers. Buttons on sleep n plays drive me nuts. jessila jealous about your new furniture. Definitely AW pics when it arrives. Today is my Monday and the official end of my mama staycation. Off the pain meds and no more helpers for the kiddos. Most relaxing weekend I've had in a long time. House is clean, laundry caught up, and Texas Ranger is napping so I'm going to catch up on the premiere of Better Call Saul. I have another week off from the gym so I need to come up with ideas to keep DS 1 busy on the days he usually does kids club that don't involve me having to potentially pick him up. So Children's Museum is out because he usually gets wild there right before we leave. Still cold and snowy here till the weekend and I've got a bit of cabin fever from staying in the past 5 days.
What are your favorite activities at home with LO? Do you do an art project everyday? I wish I personally knew more moms with LOs close to C's age that also stay home.
Wow I can't believe we're only on page 1! You guys are usually on like page 3 by the time I log in.
Well yesterday I took a vacation day since everyone else had it off and we were in Tahoe for the weekend. We left the snow and drove home to a gorgeous 78* and sunny! Oh California, I love you.
I drank and ate too much this weekend and had a blast taking Gianna to the snow for the first time. It was awesome getting to witness my brother propose to his girlfriend. And I got delicious chocolate and beautiful roses from H for Valentine's Day.
Only 4 work days to go and then we're headed to Sonoma for the weekend, woot woot!
Post by thecatsmeow on Feb 16, 2016 12:40:02 GMT -5
Good morning (almost afternoon)!
I was planning a Target or Walmart or grocery trip - really just a get out of the house trip - but it is 31 degrees and snowing/sprinkling. Maybe we'll stay home, we will see how it is after nap time.
Today is DH's birthday! He left this morning for a couple days so I plan to cook him a bday supper this weekend, might bake him some cookies, and he requested pistachio pudding dessert to take to work. Food is love in the Midwest!
Post by thecatsmeow on Feb 16, 2016 12:59:25 GMT -5
budders I bet V will look so grown up with his haircut! *tear*
@bubbs119, awesome morning! Good for you!
sabrinaml, I can't say we really have any special daily activities here, really just rotating through the different toys and rooms, into the highchair to eat or play with teethers, nursing, napping, reading books, Sesame Street in the morning and Jeopardy! in the afternoon. We do go to story time once a week and occasionally a moms club activity. I think once he is older we will do more outdoor play and other projects.
budders, tiffbot, tatersalad... must be a UK or European thing then. A quick glance at three major baby clothes retailers confirms that there are no zips. How odd!
We've had a lovely afternoon. We met a friend whose little boy is two months younger than L. The two babies always smile and laugh and flap at each other when we get together. I wasn't expecting L to start making friends so early!
Post by heartofglass on Feb 16, 2016 13:09:07 GMT -5
While I don't want time to move any faster, I'm ready to start a new month! A is over his GI bug but he's still not back to his old self and he's very fussy, refusing bottles, and sleeping worse than he was weeks ago. Luckily he's at home with my aunt now instead of daycare so at least I feel like he's in a safe caring environment. I'm a little concerned that I've noticed a dip in my supply when pumping. I figured it would happen eventually, but A is still not eating ANYTHING else. Maybe it's connected to me being sick this past week. MH and I can't hang with these new germs, I feel old and worn the hell out.
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