Post by heartofglass on Mar 2, 2016 4:49:20 GMT -5
Sorry your LO is sick carrots. A had that stomach bug a couple of weeks ago and it was terrifying to me the first time he threw up so much. Ours was gone in about a day and half so fingers crossed yours will be too!
Sorry you have a pukey baby, carrots! Hopefully you're both able to get some rest today.
R was only up once last night, but up for the day at 5. Trying to get ready for work is so much harder with him awake...but his mischievous little smile is so cute these days.
Post by carolyngrace on Mar 2, 2016 7:54:42 GMT -5
O was up crying/whining every 15 minutes or so for the first couple of hours. Up twice to nurse (once more than usual) MOTN. Add him to the teething/sick/miserable baby club. Wonder weeks told me this was an easy week! Boo.
Super busy this week but just keep reminding myself that a week from now I'll be laying on the beach...
Post by carolyngrace on Mar 2, 2016 7:57:16 GMT -5
I'm laying in the bath and making DH deal with DB after an hour of getting everything ready for the day while DB whined at me. I feel bad there's so little time for playing and cuddles on work mornings.
We have another quiet day today. It's already raining and we may go to Costco and Kohls (again). Kohls was having an extra 40% off clearance so I stocked up on some things for DD and there's another one next to Costco - so double win! Have a great Wednesday!
R was only up once last night, but up for the day at 5. Trying to get ready for work is so much harder with him awake...but his mischievous little smile is so cute these days.
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Mar 2, 2016 8:49:17 GMT -5
I had Dunkin for breakfast this morning, too! Kristykristyleelee it was delicious.
I'm on Home Visits today and the new boss lady is coming with me to get a feel for what we do so I probably won't be able to jump on here as often as usual:( People better answer their doors and not make me look bad;)
We have another quiet day today. It's already raining and we may go to Costco and Kohls (again). Kohls was having an extra 40% off clearance so I stocked up on some things for DD and there's another one next to Costco - so double win! Have a great Wednesday!
Extra 40%?! I wonder if my kohls is doing that as well, they had so much clearance stuff a week ago.
Who has the secret of how to change a mobile baby's diaper? Will I eventually get good at changing a diaper on my baby while he crawls? Apparently laying on his back for more than half a second is now impossible!
J isn't crawling, but to keep him from rolling too much, I try to hand him something to mess with. So far today, it's been a beanie baby with the tags still attached, and a tube of aquaphor. Sometimes I change him while he is eating his bottle and lying on his back.
Who has the secret of how to change a mobile baby's diaper? Will I eventually get good at changing a diaper on my baby while he crawls? Apparently laying on his back for more than half a second is now impossible!
J isn't crawling, but to keep him from rolling too much, I try to hand him something to mess with. So far today, it's been a beanie baby with the tags still attached, and a tube of aquaphor. Sometimes I change him while he is eating his bottle and lying on his back.
This. C loves to hold his diaper or wipes package too. Usually keeps him still long enough to change him. Getting dressed, that's a different story. I've learned how to put pants and pajamas on while he's rolling or trying to crawl away from me.
Post by holliberry28 on Mar 2, 2016 9:09:53 GMT -5
+1 for a Starbucks breakfast today.
While throwing out the garbage this morning in our building's garbage chute, the door hit my face on the way out. Apparently, I cannot move fast enough. It doesn't hurt or anything, but gross apartment garbage door. Should I go get a tetanus shot? lol
Helmet appt today, please have some change/growth little noggin. I'm getting frustrated.
We also were supposed to have a playgroup (I thought) but now the FB notice has it listed for older kids. And I even bumped the helmet appt up a bit earlier so we could make it. Boo. Perhaps we will go mall walk or hit up Kohls.
Not much today. C has his 9 month check up this afternoon and dinner at my moms tonight. Maybe I'll make a target or Kohls run after the dr appointment.
Joolschweets , enjoy your visit and family time! Hope your travels went well.
carolyngrace , I am jealous! Where are you off to?
carrots +1 for distraction. At home a toy or sock or even his pants - he'll play peekaboo with them - out and about the wipes package is nice and crinkly and is a lifesaver!
J isn't crawling, but to keep him from rolling too much, I try to hand him something to mess with. So far today, it's been a beanie baby with the tags still attached, and a tube of aquaphor. Sometimes I change him while he is eating his bottle and lying on his back.
This. C loves to hold his diaper or wipes package too. Usually keeps him still long enough to change him. Getting dressed, that's a different story. I've learned how to put pants and pajamas on while he's rolling or trying to crawl away from me.
+1 to this exactly - he's not mobile, but a toy/distraction will keep him from rolling if you can get the diaper on in under a minute or two.
Morning ladies! Baby B is sick with a cold again. She is a snotty, whiny mess. I don't know if it's teeth or a cold. No fever but very snotty. I'm hoping this is short lived. On a good note, B slept 8 hours straight! It has never happened and will probably never happen again but I will celebrate one night success! She was sleeping in bed with me so the crib is still a fail though.
So I debated where to put this, but here it is - Yesterday my mom watched DS all day. I packed his bottles, oatmeal, and cheerios for him to eat. When I picked him up, I asked her how he ate. She gave me the run down on last bottle time, that he ate his oatmeal, and snacked on the Cheerios. I asked if he ate anything else. She said no. DS wasn't very hungry at dinner, which I though was odd since he didn't finish his 4:30 bottle, but I chalked it up to still getting over the last bits of a cold. Fast forward to bedtime, changing his diaper, I find cookie crumbs (my mom has these German teething/butter cookies that I apparently ate non-stop as a baby) in his diaper. Never mind how on earth the crumbs actually got inside his diaper - but seriously? My parents have a history of feeding DS things other than what H and I ask them to, and I've explicitly told them that we're trying to limit sweets until his first birthday so that he eats more nutritious food, like the chicken and avocado I had for him at dinner. But instead he ate an entire cookie. I confronted my mom about that just now, and she said she "forgot" about the cookie. I told her I was more upset about the fact that she lied to me than the actual cookie. She basically told me I was over-reacting and that if I don't like what she does with DS I should put him in day care on that day instead. I don't want to do that, I want him to have lots of time with his grandma, but seriously? Or am I crazy for being upset over this?
TL/DR - My mom gave DS a cookie and lied about it to me, and then thought I was crazy for being upset about this.
Glad he's feeling better, carrots. L isn't crawling yet but sheis rolling. The wipes packet sometimes works for a few seconds because it crunches, but if L's best friend the cat jumps up to "help", it's all over and I just have to wrestle the nappy on.
Good luck with the jetlag, Joolschweets! May I be nosy and ask where you're going for your day out?
After two good nights, H got up with L at 1.30 and brought her into our bed after trying to get her back to sleep for two hours. It took another hour and a half to get her to sleep. I suppose at least we had two good nights in a row! We've had a pretty good day so far, though. Music class, and then she kindly napped whilst I had a cuppa with friends. Then we went to the playground to try out the swings. We came home for lunch and now I'm in nap jail. Low key afternoon ahead: just Granny coming to play whilst I do chores.
We have another quiet day today. It's already raining and we may go to Costco and Kohls (again). Kohls was having an extra 40% off clearance so I stocked up on some things for DD and there's another one next to Costco - so double win! Have a great Wednesday!
Extra 40%?! I wonder if my kohls is doing that as well, they had so much clearance stuff a week ago.
Yup! The signs said take an additional 40% the marked down prices! Hopefully yours is also participating!
jillywilly that's annoying and I'd be upset too, but it is also kind of the nature of having family watching your kid instead of hiring somebody. No real way to enforce your rules, as you have no leverage.
So I debated where to put this, but here it is - Yesterday my mom watched DS all day. I packed his bottles, oatmeal, and cheerios for him to eat. When I picked him up, I asked her how he ate. She gave me the run down on last bottle time, that he ate his oatmeal, and snacked on the Cheerios. I asked if he ate anything else. She said no. DS wasn't very hungry at dinner, which I though was odd since he didn't finish his 4:30 bottle, but I chalked it up to still getting over the last bits of a cold. Fast forward to bedtime, changing his diaper, I find cookie crumbs (my mom has these German teething/butter cookies that I apparently ate non-stop as a baby) in his diaper. Never mind how on earth the crumbs actually got inside his diaper - but seriously? My parents have a history of feeding DS things other than what H and I ask them to, and I've explicitly told them that we're trying to limit sweets until his first birthday so that he eats more nutritious food, like the chicken and avocado I had for him at dinner. But instead he ate an entire cookie. I confronted my mom about that just now, and she said she "forgot" about the cookie. I told her I was more upset about the fact that she lied to me than the actual cookie. She basically told me I was over-reacting and that if I don't like what she does with DS I should put him in day care on that day instead. I don't want to do that, I want him to have lots of time with his grandma, but seriously? Or am I crazy for being upset over this?
TL/DR - My mom gave DS a cookie and lied about it to me, and then thought I was crazy for being upset about this.
I don't think you're crazy. I do think that's a catch with grandmas, though -- we want them to be babysitter and follow our rules and they want to be grandma and spoil and do special things. I am very clear with the grandparents that I appreciate them helping us out, but that it's very important they follow our schedule and guidelines. When V is older, there will be opportunities for special treats and trips and activities, but for now it's important to maintain the routine.
This is exactly our struggle. DS is the first grand kid for my parents, so they want to spoil him to pieces, which is awesome, and I want them to do that to a degree. But like I explained to my mom, he eats everything like crazy right now, so in this first year where he's growing like crazy, why can't we just keep this time to fill his belly with broccoli and lean proteins instead of sugary snacks? And like I said, it's not even the cookie so much - she watches him once a week, so in the long run, if she had mentioned, "oh yeah, and I couldn't resist giving him a cookie," I would have rolled my eyes and moved on. But don't lie to me about what you feed/do with my child.
Ugh I'm so MAD at myself. N is getting tubes put in on Friday. They told us at his consultation he should not have ibuprofen during the week prior to the surgery and I completely forgot. He's been getting it off and on because of his damn teeth. I will be so upset with myself if it gets postponed because I failed to follow procedure. Damn it!!
Helmet appt today, please have some change/growth little noggin. I'm getting frustrated.
We also were supposed to have a playgroup (I thought) but now the FB notice has it listed for older kids. And I even bumped the helmet appt up a bit earlier so we could make it. Boo. Perhaps we will go mall walk or hit up Kohls.
FX for growth! How long has he had it? We are going on 3 months. Do you see a difference?
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