Wazzup, Wednesday!

[dreemkin]

Tell me what's a happenin'

[dreemkin]

Is anyone's LO still not walking? She'll stand now on her own for a short time but doesn't seem interested in walking.

We ordered our bedroom furniture yesterday evening! I'm worried that I'll like it (we switched collections a few times). I got an idea of how it would look from other pieces but since everything is highly customizable it's impossible to have exact examples of every possibility in the store. I have til May to wonder about it as it's all made-to-order, just for us by a master craftsman in the woods of central Wisconsin It was expensive but about what I expected from this type of furniture store. This is the first matching bedroom set we will ever have (and the last because it has a 287 year warranty)! I am so happy to buy furniture that we don't put together ourselves - I'm looking at you Ikea.

[kaydee0402]

dreemkin, it's always fun buying those pieces you know will last forever! You'll have to share pictures when you get it in

[kaydee0402]

Gorgeous day here! going for a walk during my lunch and then going swimming at the Y tonight after work. I packed Little Man's swimsuit, so after I do my laps, DH and I are going to bring him in for family swim for a bit.

[dmorgendorffer]

Another night of bad sleep, I'm really hoping DD gets back to sttn by the time my mom visits and babysits for us Friday night.

DH had his last two first round interviews for the job in SF yesterday and feels like 3 out of the 4 he did went well but he has completely backed down from wanting to move. During the interview with the hiring manager they were talking about another position opening here in NJ and the manager was asking him if he had the choice between them would he want to be in SF or stay here so maybe there is still potential for him to get into a new role without moving. But now DH is just stressing wondering why they are even bringing up another position when he thought he was going to get offered this one out in SF (even though he doesn't actually want it anymore). I just really hope something comes out of all this for DH and soon.

[lilyelayne]

Huge thunderstorms hit last evening and went on all night. Still tons of rain today. My SIL's yard flooded so much it started coming in her back door. Needless to say, we're staying home today.

dreemkin you'll have to post a pic when you finally get them in. Sounds amazing! Also no walking here. He can let go when standing, and he can toddle along behind his push toy, but no attempts at steps.

dmorgendorffer sending sleepy vibes your way. Also I hope your H can calm down a bit before any job offers happen - though I get potentially moving across the country to an even higher COL area would be pretty terrifying.

[lilyelayne]

Y'all remember by BFF who had her baby at 28 weeks? Her milk supply took a big hit when baby came home from the hospital & she's still supplementing bottles along with nursing. I finally asked if she wants my freezer stash, but I haven't heard back yet.

[kartish]

It's raining today, and I'm bummed because I was going to pull the bike and trailer out if the garage today. Oh well.

We may have a play date today at the children's museum. Not sure if it was ever confirmed so I will have to check.

[lilyelayne]

aggiebug is your parents' town getting all this rain?

[lilyelayne]

Mar 9, 2016 10:23:06 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

Mar 9, 2016 10:17:53 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Y'all remember by BFF who had her baby at 28 weeks? Her milk supply took a big hit when baby came home from the hospital & she's still supplementing bottles along with nursing. I finally asked if she wants my freezer stash, but I haven't heard back yet.

That's so awesome of you. I have like 4 bags that I'm hoarding for no reason. Haha.

Thanks! G doesn't really take a bottle anyway. When we went away for the weekend in January he drank less than half of what we expected. I figure I'll keep a few bags, or pump a little to replace, since we haven't introduced WCM & he's still nursing once most nights - and it's not like he can replace a night feed with solids if necessary.

[aggiebug]

Mar 9, 2016 10:46:25 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

aggiebug is your parents' town getting all this rain?

My parents have gotten some but my ILs are flooded in right now. They are on a hill and so far they are fine but it's crazy rain!

[mishka29]

LO just started fully walking a week ago. She took her first steps quite a while ago but just wasn't interested in walking.

[danitaec]

Prepping for musical #1 of 3 here. Oh, man. If we pull this thing off it'll be a miracle. So much left to do! I need to wrap the ends of the stage (so you can't see the stage legs and whatnot), but my mom is dropping of the kiddo with me afterschool so I doubt much will get done. Here's hoping!

School is celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday this week, and each day is a different dress-up day. Today is "whacky Wednesday", and apparently it has translated into the kids' mindsets as well as their clothes. So much crazy today.

[lilyelayne]

danitaec FX you get everything done in time!

DH is shutting down the office and coming home early. So much flooding. Thankfully our house is on top of a hill, but all day I've been eying the gulley DH has to drive over to get here.

[lilyelayne]

This is one of those kitchen gadgets that seems ridiculous but omgosh in so glad I got it. It makes serving grapes & cherry tomatoes so much faster.

OXO Tot Grape Cutter, Green

[mishka29]

Mar 9, 2016 15:26:20 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

This is one of those kitchen gadgets that seems ridiculous but omgosh in so glad I got it. It makes serving grapes & cherry tomatoes so much faster.

OXO Tot Grape Cutter, Green

That does look kinda awesome! Lol

[mishka29]

I made a beef stew in the crockpot today. I was very worried all day bc of what happened to aggiebug last week. Oh and also that my house would burn down. But it smells yummy and I just hope it tastes good.

[dreemkin]

Mar 9, 2016 8:55:28 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

dreemkin, it's always fun buying those pieces you know will last forever! You'll have to share pictures when you get it in

I will for sure share pics! We can always add pieces in the future too bc (they say) they don't switch collections or builders often.

[dreemkin]

Mar 9, 2016 9:08:52 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

dreemkin no walking here. He stands and dances (he totally looks like he is twerking) and he kind of falls forward a few steps.

I'm actually frustrated with the lack of walking. I know I'll be eating those words but I really want him to get going!

I know! I met a walking 9 month old today at the play area at the mall. WTF! 9 months. The mom asked if mine "doesn't want to" and I was like she's just not there yet. I'm partially okay with it bc two mobile children will be challenging but... I don't know.

[dreemkin]

Sorry for all the flooding lilyelayne and aggiebug!

kartish did you make it to the c museum?

dmorgendorffer I hope he gets an offer! It's hard to put yourself out there to be passed over so even if he doesn't want it anymore FX he gets it.

danitaec sounds like a fun school week theme but I can see how it would make the students "whacky" too. Hope your musical prep goes well. What ones?

lilyelayne must have that gadget! My 3 yo and 1 yo love tomatoes and grapes and they do take a bit of time to cut up. I'm going to look at bed bath & beyond and use a coupon!

mishka29 beef stew sounds amazing on this rainy day. Hope you made enough for 4 more. We're coming over!

[dreemkin]

It was 70 degrees out yesterday and we went to the park but like a lot of you it was a rainy day today so we went to the mall. Norah loves the indoor play area. She was actually sweaty and red-faced from running around. Great for her! She also got to ride the train a few times and get lunch with grandma and grandpa who met us there. I got free undies from VS and 2 free travel size bath gels from b&bw. Overall great day except LO didn't get a nap ...only had a 30 min car nap bc she has FOMO and won't lay down in the stroller. Annnnd if we get colds/sick from this I'm going to be so pissed!

[lilyelayne]

dreemkin I would never buy underwear if I lived in a town with a VS. I feel like the free coupons are enough to maintain an underwear supply.

[cougarette]

No walking, or crawling, here either. Actually these last two days I've been very thankful that he's not mobile because I have him home sick while I'm "working".

[maryxc1]

DD walks about 40% of the time, but it definitely isn't her preferred method of locomotion. My three year old didn't walk until 14 months, and has had no other delays. I wouldn't worry about it yet.

[maryxc1]

Along the lines of "is my kid the only one", any other teethless babies out there? I tell myself it's not a big deal yet because DS, DH, and SIL were all 11-13 months for their first teeth, but between that and the fact that she's the size of a 9 (or less) month old, she seems so much like a baby still.

[kartish]

dreemkin we did make it to the museum, but I never got in touch with the other mom so it was just us. V had a great time though, and I'm thinking about getting a membership.

We interview a potential daycare tonight. I'm having mixed feeling about it, but not sure if that is just being nervous about sending V to daycare. It's a state certified in home caregiver, who is the daughter of my MIL's coworker. We have a test run on Friday so we'll see.

[seamonster]

Mar 9, 2016 17:17:37 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

Mar 9, 2016 9:08:52 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

dreemkin no walking here. He stands and dances (he totally looks like he is twerking) and he kind of falls forward a few steps.

I'm actually frustrated with the lack of walking. I know I'll be eating those words but I really want him to get going!

I know! I met a walking 9 month old today at the play area at the mall. WTF! 9 months. The mom asked if mine "doesn't want to" and I was like she's just not there yet. I'm partially okay with it bc two mobile children will be challenging but... I don't know.

My friend's baby started walking at 9 months and is running around at 10 months. I'm glad DS is just cruising and free-standing when he's not crawling. A crawling baby is hard enough to keep up with. I'm not ready for a running baby.

[dreemkin]

Mar 9, 2016 21:34:16 GMT -5 maryxc1 said:

Along the lines of "is my kid the only one", any other teethless babies out there? I tell myself it's not a big deal yet because DS, DH, and SIL were all 11-13 months for their first teeth, but between that and the fact that she's the size of a 9 (or less) month old, she seems so much like a baby still.

DD2 has only 4 teeth. Some are trying to come up but they are so slow. I know what you mean: DD2 is a lot more babyish than DD1 was at the same age.

[dmorgendorffer]

Mar 10, 2016 8:42:22 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

Mar 9, 2016 21:34:16 GMT -5 maryxc1 said:

Along the lines of "is my kid the only one", any other teethless babies out there? I tell myself it's not a big deal yet because DS, DH, and SIL were all 11-13 months for their first teeth, but between that and the fact that she's the size of a 9 (or less) month old, she seems so much like a baby still.

DD2 has only 4 teeth. Some are trying to come up but they are so slow. I know what you mean: DD2 is a lot more babyish than DD1 was at the same age.

We only have 4 teeth too, and the top two just came in the past couple weeks.  

DD is walking but she still needs to pull herself up to get to standings so she does a lot of walk, fall, crawl to the wall, piece of furniture, person, or dog to pull up to stand, walk, fall, repeat... 

[cougarette]

maryxc1 DS just popped his 6th tooth, but I was over a year old before I got my first one. Then they all came at once it seemed, according to my mom.

I know what you mean about the babyish, though. DS is still in 9 month clothes. A lot of his 12 month clothes are long sleeve and sweatshirts because, he'll be 12 months in February. But now he probably won't wear them until May. (Actually I think I'm going to change him over to 12 mo soon anyway because some clothes are getting a little snug. And I went ahead and put him in the sweaters this past weekend while it got chilly)