Hump Day at last...

[purple]

So many of us are having extra horrible weeks, but by lunchtime today we'll be half way to the weekend at last!

[purple]

L was up six times last night. The positives in this are that three of them were before eleven o'clock, so at least she spread them out a bit more after that! Also I missed the 4.30 wake up completely because H saw to her and it only took half an hour. And she didn't end up in our bed, and I didn't have to sleep on the recliner with her.

I am pretty tired this morning, though. I may have to nap when the baby does. Thankfully this is the last day of impetigo exile. And, even better, H has the next two days off to do odd jobs to get our house ready to sell.

This is one of those days when I wish I wasn't allergic to coffee. I will be getting through the day on caffeine and chocolate. Those are the two most essential food groups, aren't they?

[pghtruelove]

How the eff do I suction a babies nose with out her flipping the fuck out. Jules can't breathe out of her nose, so she can't nurse, but when I try to nosefrida her she just screams and cries so her nose just gets worse.

Sorry, I've had a shitty few days and I'm super complainy.

[purple]

Mar 16, 2016 4:55:06 GMT -5 pghtruelove said:

How the eff do I suction a babies nose with out her flipping the fuck out. Jules can't breathe out of her nose, so she can't nurse, but when I try to nosefrida her she just screams and cries so her nose just gets worse.

Sorry, I've had a shitty few days and I'm super complainy.

We've had to stop trying to use the nose frida at all. L screams and cries hysterically for at least 45 minutes afterwards, so she always ends up worse than she was before we started. We bottle feed, though, so she manages to eat. I know it's not ideal, but do you have a pump? Could you pump for her just whilst she's ill? Much sympathy, it's so frustrating to know you could clear their nose so easily!

[pghtruelove]

Mar 16, 2016 5:24:35 GMT -5 purple said:

Mar 16, 2016 4:55:06 GMT -5 pghtruelove said:

How the eff do I suction a babies nose with out her flipping the fuck out. Jules can't breathe out of her nose, so she can't nurse, but when I try to nosefrida her she just screams and cries so her nose just gets worse.

Sorry, I've had a shitty few days and I'm super complainy.

We've had to stop trying to use the nose frida at all. L screams and cries hysterically for at least 45 minutes afterwards, so she always ends up worse than she was before we started. We bottle feed, though, so she manages to eat. I know it's not ideal, but do you have a pump? Could you pump for her just whilst she's ill? Much sympathy, it's so frustrating to know you could clear their nose so easily!

I was going to pump and give it to her in her straw cup(she refuses a bottle) but I left my pump at home. (We had to stay in a hotel because there was a huge leak in our ceiling.)
Normally at home I would just let her scream while I nosefrida her, she stops after I'm done, but since we are in a hotel I don't want to do it this early.(630 here)

[clbehenna]

purple Sorry it wasn't a great night. Hope you get to rest today!

pghtruelove Both my boys hated getting their nose suctioned, unless I used our battery-operated aspirator. It was worth every penny!

We were up at 4:30 again today. It's going to be a long one. Have I mentioned how much I hate ear infections?

Looking forward to going out for wine and appetizers after work today though! Hopefully I can stay awake...

[erbear]

pghtruelove we have to hold her down to suction her out. My h is pretty good at doing it himself. I remember a time when she thought it was funny and just would stay still. Sigh.

Joolschweets I hate people like that. Glad you made it home safely!

I'm pretty sure I'm teaching library and gym today. Ugh, gym. LO slept decently again last night, at least until 2:30. She nursed for 45 minutes and then H was up with her for two hours. I needed that sleep and I'm still feeling icky, but marginally better. My h for the win!

[iowamama615]

purple, fingers crossed that you get some good napping in today.

Wedding dress shopping must have exhausted A, because we actually had a good night's sleep. He passed out on the car ride home for about 45 minutes, had a bottle when we got home (that he fell asleep during) and slept from 9-5:30.

[purple]

Joolschweets, glad you're home safely. Can you stomach black coffee for once? It must have been hard to leave.

L has just been asleep for an hour and a half, and I managed half an hour. She rarely sleeps for more than half an hour during the day, so she's obviously still fighting off all her various infections. The cough is on the way out (finally, after seven weeks) and the impetigo lesions are almost gone. We need to treat them for another three days, although we can mix with others again from tomorrow.

ETA: @erbear, LT for your lovely H! Good luck getting through the day.

iowamama615, do we get to see a picture of your dress?

[mbjune13]

Thank goodness it's Wednesday! I'm so sorry there are so many sick babies! I can handle being sick myself but when they are little it is awful. They can't do anything to help them feel better. I'm hoping B is finally feeling better again. She has been congested again. It would helping the weather would figure out what season it was too. I hope everyone feels better soon!
Today we have a weight check with the health nurse as my doctor doesn't do 9 month appointments. I'm still freaked out about her weight because of the shit show that was her first month of life. Then we are making Easter sugar cookies.

[jessila]

I'm playing hooky today. Well, to be fair I am sick. But I feel well enough that I could be an okay teacher. My spring break starts next Thursday but I just needed a break. Im looking forward to a day of baby snuggles with no agenda. I am worried that he will get sick but there's not much I can do about that.

[iowamama615]

purple, unfortunately I couldn't decide. Never have I been as indecisive as I am about decisions for this wedding (picking invitations nearly killed my DH.)
I think I've narrowed it down to two options, though. One is pretty flowy, A-line and tulle, the other is more fitted, lace, and has more bling than I want. The flowy one fits better with the location and style of the wedding, and the fitted one looks better on my shape right now. If the two could just make a dress together, it would be perfect.

[purple]

Mar 16, 2016 6:40:31 GMT -5 iowamama615 said:

purple, unfortunately I couldn't decide. Never have I been as indecisive as I am about decisions for this wedding (picking invitations nearly killed my DH.)
I think I've narrowed it down to two options, though. One is pretty flowy, A-line and tulle, the other is more fitted, lace, and has more bling than I want. The flowy one fits better with the location and style of the wedding, and the fitted one looks better on my shape right now. If the two could just make a dress together, it would be perfect.

Wedding dresses are really hard because although it's only one day, everyone will be looking at you and you'll have the photos for the rest of your life. They are also insanely expensive. That's why I made mine with a lot of help from my lovely mother-in-law! Could you have the bodice of the flowy one altered slightly to make it more fitted?

[pghtruelove]

clbehenna I need to find one of those!! Hope you LO's ears feel better!
Kristykristyleelee we have one with us but it doesn't suction anything out, and it still upsets her.

erbear I miss her first cold where she couldn't fight me off and didn't really care about it!

[purple]

budders, glad you got some rest! L has been sharing our bed a lot more than we'd like recently, but sometimes it's the only way for everyone to sleep.

Good luck getting through work today!

ETA: hope your landlord gets that fixed quickly!

[mbjune13]

budders I hope that gets fixed right quick for you!
tiffbot I hope your babies are feeling better today!

[erbear]

Okay, since my pick for an Easter dress is an online exclusive and it won't be here until Monday, help me choose. I don't want a fancy dress since it's primarily for pictures.





(I have a white cardigan for this one at home)

I'm open to suggestions, too! I just have to be able to get it by Monday. I might stop by Gymboree, but I'd like to spend no more than $20.

[jillywilly]

purple, how did I miss you're allergic to coffee? You poor, poor dear. I hope you're keeping yourself well caffeinated through other sources!
pghtruelove, I'm sorry. DS also screams bloody murder for the nose frieda. DH and I have kind of devised this two person system where one of us just pins him down and the other one gets in there real quick. It's horrible, but at least it's over in a minute. Then we normally give him a pacifier or bottle and he calms right down again. Either way, hope she's feeling better soon!
@akwild, clbehenna, hope your little ones are on the mend soon, too (and any other sick babies I missed)!
We had some storms come through last night, and I couldn't tell if DS woke up from them, or just for a bottle. He ate, then started to go down, but a loud clap of thunder got him up again. I was worried that he was scared, so I just sat in the nursery and rocked him while the storm was going on - it was actually kind of peaceful and nice. And luckily he went back in his crib with no problems once the storm was over. Hoping Wednesday treats everyone nicely!

[jillywilly]

Mar 16, 2016 6:48:46 GMT -5 budders said:

Oh, and more fun things. Our house has really old, shitty wiring, and we've had some issues with the electrical work in the past. Last night I was trying to plug my phone in next to my bed, and the outlet wasn't working. When I pulled the plug back out, there is an orange spark, and snapping sound.
Turns out, when we woke up this morning, half of our house doesn't have power. We're going to have to call the landlord and try to get him to come fix it, because we can't use the living room or anything in the basement right now.

Ugh - I'm sorry. Electrical issues are the worst, because you forget how dependent you are on it until its gone. Hope things get fixed quickly for you! Also, hope V is feeling better and makes it through at daycare!

[pghtruelove]

erbear I love the second one with the yellow cardigan!

[jillywilly]

erbear, you are giving me the WORST little girl envy right now - those are all so cute! I think I like #2 the best, but I would also get #1 - hello, Mother's Day brunch/dinner/whatever you do!

[billyhorrible]

This is the week that won't let up for most of us, huh? Hope things start turning around for everyone!

[billyhorrible]

erbear, I like the last best. But I don't adore florals in general.

[mrsmonogrammed]

erbear I like the 2nd one! So cute and spring-y:)

[mrsmonogrammed]

Today is DH's interview! I'll be giving him a "pep talk" text right before he goes in because I know he's nervous, poor guy.

On another note, we have an Infant Mental Health Summit this morning and that means we get to go out to eat for lunch- score! I think I'm putting my vote in for BWW because I feel like I haven't eaten there in forever:)

[erbear]

Good luck, Mr. mrsmonogrammed!

[beersandweirs]

3 and 5 are my favorites erbear

[gigi3126]

erbear I like them all, but the one with the light pink cardigan is my favorite. I would go broke if I had a girl.
Neither H nor I remember getting Jude from his crib last night...so that's saying something. In any case, I woke up to my sweet baby slapping my boob repeatedly. Fun. I'm already ready for a nap.

[erbear]

gigi3126 I spend way too much money on clothes for my kid!

[mbjune13]

erbear I like #2 and #5