It's the middle of the week Randos

[TheTuna15]

Sup, ladies?

[TheTuna15]

I have work tonight. DD is still sleeping even though she woke up crying at 6:00 for no reason, then just face planted back to sleep. I don't question the gifts I get.

I went over to the dump to see what was going on in the J16 board there. There was a whole thread about "things I will never do". Just a whole bunch of FTMs talking about how their kids will get no screen time before 2, no child will touch an iPad, there will never be baby leaches (leashes. Auto correct. Leaving it.), and you best forget crying it out. Then just s bunch of STM+, verbally side eyeing the shit out of them.

[ellebelle]

Oh the "I will never..." LOL I have a couple that I definitely broke, mostly involving sleep habits. Because sleep trumps almost everything.

[TheTuna15]

Feb 17, 2016 7:41:01 GMT -5 ellebelle said:

Oh the "I will never..." LOL I have a couple that I definitely broke, mostly involving sleep habits. Because sleep trumps almost everything.

I think most of mine involve food. I was all "this kid is going to eat ALL of the organic fruits and vegetables." I broke real fast when she was screaming for some of the waffle I was eating. Fine. Damn it. Fine!

[acorn99]

Feb 17, 2016 7:11:29 GMT -5 TheTuna15 said:

I went over to the dump to see what was going on in the J16 board there. There was a whole thread about "things I will never do". Just a whole bunch of FTMs talking about how their kids will get no screen time before 2, no child will touch an iPad, there will never be baby leaches (leashes. Auto correct. Leaving it.), and you best forget crying it out. Then just s bunch of STM+, verbally side eyeing the shit out of them.

El Oh El.

[acorn99]

We got 18" of snow yesterday so everyone was home for a snow day! Now back to reality at work today.

[beebe918]

Good morning! We are headed to a new playgroup in a little while, it will be Jack's first time around babies his age so I'm interested to see how it goes.

[cocobellaf]

acorn99, it's going to be 70 degrees here today! A big difference from your weather!

I think we've picked out our crib bedding for baby girl:

And I found the gold dots decals on Amazon so we're going to do that, too!

[tootsie]

Feb 17, 2016 7:11:29 GMT -5 TheTuna15 said:

I have work tonight. DD is still sleeping even though she woke up crying at 6:00 for no reason, then just face planted back to sleep. I don't question the gifts I get.

I went over to the dump to see what was going on in the J16 board there. There was a whole thread about "things I will never do". Just a whole bunch of FTMs talking about how their kids will get no screen time before 2, no child will touch an iPad, there will never be baby leaches (leashes. Auto correct. Leaving it.), and you best forget crying it out. Then just s bunch of STM+, verbally side eyeing the shit out of them.

Ah yes, we all remember how easy parenting was... before we actually became parents.

[tootsie]

Super cute bedding cocobellaf, where did you find it?

[ginabini]

I shamelessly pulled the pregnancy card to hijack some bagels from a training going on at work today. I have zero regrets.

[icaughtfire]

Feb 17, 2016 8:06:40 GMT -5 TheTuna15 said:

Feb 17, 2016 7:41:01 GMT -5 ellebelle said:

Oh the "I will never..." LOL I have a couple that I definitely broke, mostly involving sleep habits. Because sleep trumps almost everything.

I think most of mine involve food. I was all "this kid is going to eat ALL of the organic fruits and vegetables." I broke real fast when she was screaming for some of the waffle I was eating. Fine. Damn it. Fine!

I definitely remember saying my kid will only eat healthy dinners & fruits/veggies as snacks. LOLOLOLOL @ that.

[Ray]

Feb 17, 2016 9:24:19 GMT -5 cocobellaf said:

acorn99, it's going to be 70 degrees here today! A big difference from your weather!

I think we've picked out our crib bedding for baby girl:

And I found the gold dots decals on Amazon so we're going to do that, too!

Uhm. I'm dying a little inside. That is so stinkin cute!!!

I am starting to get used to the idea of having a boy and starting to look for more cute woodsy stuff for the nursery.

[TheTuna15]

icaughtfire, it's hysterical looking back at it. I now watch my kid pick peas off her tray table, hold them out to her side, and let them just fall to floor all while maintaining eye contact with me. Then I just sigh in defeat and hand her an English muffin. I'm sure there are moms that have the energy to fight these battles/have amenable kids. That is not my circus. That is not my monkey.

[cavewmn]

Really hoping the wind doesn't blow part of our fence down. Already had to do that last year......

[madamewaffles]

Feb 17, 2016 10:45:45 GMT -5 powerofbacon said:

I'm debating using some vacation time to leave work early to go to the DMV. Sad to use vacation time for that, but it is either that or get up at 5AM on Saturday to get there to wait in line before it opens.

::nose crinkles::

Nope. I'd def take the vacation time.

[tootsie]

Congrats on your baby boy Ray! I've seen so many cute boy nurseries. We need to start a nursery thread soon.

[glaze]

I didn't dry heave this morning, it's a miracle!

I laugh at all the things I said I'd do/not do as a parent. I think my DS ate mac n cheese for two months straight once because it was one of the only things he would eat. Kids are weird.

[cocobellaf]

tootsie, I found it on etsy! But the brand has a website, Caden Lane.

[Ray]

I think it's silly to say "I'll never [do anything]". Up until a few years ago I was adamant that I would never have kids! Lol

That being said, I'd like to really try to limit screen time for my kids. SS2 is addicted to screens, plays age inappropriate games at his mother's, his eyes are terrible, etc and it really bothers me.

I am really looking forward to having a child I don't have to co-parent with someone outside our household lol

[mcktymck]

cocobellaf I love that bedding, so cute!

Ray I've seen a lot of great woodsy ideas on Pinterest, if you're on there

glaze woohoo to not dry heaving so far! That's a big deal!

I had to wake up 25 minutes earlier than usual today because I had a monthly work call...got woken up an hour earlier than that "early" time by DH snoring away and couldn't fall back to sleep I considered donkey kicking him in the back.

[tootsie]

Feb 17, 2016 11:39:27 GMT -5 Ray said:

I think it's silly to say "I'll never [do anything]". Up until a few years ago I was adamant that I would never have kids! Lol

That being said, I'd like to really try to limit screen time for my kids. SS2 is addicted to screens, plays age inappropriate games at his mother's, his eyes are terrible, etc and it really bothers me.

I am really looking forward to having a child I don't have to co-parent with someone outside our household lol

I think that's a completely reasonable and attainable goal. We definitely limit screen time and have no intention on loosening up too much on that in the future. I'm pretty sure that pre-kids I was hardcore "No screentime EVERRRRR!!!" and yeah, no. That didn't happen. So the key is to set reasonable goals and not give yourself too much grief if it doesn't work out

[cocobellaf]

Ray, that's what we were going to do for a boy nursery, so I have a TON of stuff pinned if you want to see it!

[glaze]

mcktymck That sucks. I kicked DH out of the bed for now because he's got a cold and snoring so much worse. Sleeping when pregnant is hard enough and the hormones make it dangerous for him to wake me, lol.

[ellebelle]

cocobellaf that is super cute!

[ellebelle]

I was just informed by the school secretary that I was exposed to chicken pox last week from one of the kids I work with. Awesome. Not. I had it as a kid but now I have to talk to the OB and all that jazz.

[TheTuna15]

glaze, I'm 90% sure the active ingredient in Mac and cheese is cocaine. That Kraft stuff is addictive.

tootsie, TBH. I'm always confused when people say their kids get no screen time. Like you don't watch tv at all? No news? There's just silence? I constantly have the news or music on. It's pretty much white noise. I think DD actively "watches" 30-60 minutes of baby TV in a day if I'm trying to clean up/whatnot around her. I'll probably have to be more selective once she gets to an age where she can focus on the tv.

ellebelle, That sucks something awful. Hopefully you're still immune.

[Ray]

Feb 17, 2016 11:54:44 GMT -5 cocobellaf said:

Ray, that's what we were going to do for a boy nursery, so I have a TON of stuff pinned if you want to see it!

Yes yes yes!!

[TheTuna15]

I think the only thing Mh and I actually stuck to in the "I will never" category is yell in front of our daughter. I grew up in that sort of house and we made a lot of changes in how we spoke in general (we both have tempers) to avoid being those parents.

[cocobellaf]

Ray, if you PM me your email address, I can add you to the Pinterest board. It's a secret board.