It was on a Monday morning...

[purple]

Praying for this week to be better than last for everyone who had a bad time last week.

[purple]

Considering I was on my feet till 1.15 and had a total of four and a half hours' sleep, I feel remarkably sane. It probably helps that L and I can go out and do things, and see people.

[stinybean]

purple I hope you enjoy your day despite the lack of sleep.

budders I hope the dr can give you some insight on V.

I lost my gloves and it's snowing. My fitbit won't pair with my phone. I left my coffee at home on the counter. First world problems up the wazoo over here. (And the first time I wrote this, it wouldn't send. FX it does this time. )

Oh one piece of good news! My friend had her baby yesterday! She had a previous miscarriage, so I'm super happy for her that all went well with this little one.

[jillywilly]

purple, Good luck with the house showing!
budders, I really hope you guys are able to get some answers from the doctor today, and hopefully some sleep in the near future!
stinybean, congrats to your friend!

As for us, we had a terrible night. DS went to bed last night having finished his bottle and showing no indication of feeling unwell. He was a little restless on the baby monitor in the evening, but nothing out of the ordinary. Then, around 10/11, he puked. All. Over. His. Crib. We finally got everything cleaned up, DS settled back down and back into his clean crib and clean jammies/sleep sack, slept for about another hour, and then he threw up again. The second time wasn't as epic as the first, but we decided he wasn't going back into his crib. I held him in the armchair in his nursery for a while until he wanted to roll over, and then we decided we could try putting him in bed with us (first time ever). It actually went ok after that, and I think we all got some sleep, but definitely the worst night we've had in a looooong time. He ate a 4 oz bottle around 4 a.m. and kept it down, and this morning was acting like nothing happened. So being the mom of the year that I am, I sent him to day care. I feel terrible guilty, but Monday mornings are tough for me to miss at my job, and I'm already taking next Monday off since H has a vacation day to take DS to the aquarium. So I told the day care teachers that last night he was "off" but seemed better now, but to call me at a hint of a problem. Ugh. Days like this are when being a working mom is the worst.

Sorry for the novel. TL/DR - DS puked last night, seems fine now, and I need more coffee. Hope everyone's Mondays are off to a better start!

[purple]

budders, jillywilly, @wwprestige, oh dear! So sorry about your bad nights :-( Budders, I hope the doctor has some answers. Jillywilly and wwprestige, hope they both feel better soon.

We had a lovely morning seeing and interacting with other babies. L was so happy that she kept squealing with delight. Lunch soon, then it's our swimming lesson. Granny's away so I won't get to have a swim, but I'm so tired that it probably wouldn't work anyway! By the time we get back from the pool it'll be time for the estate agent to arrive. H is "working from home" this afternoon so I don't have to look after the estate agent and the baby on my own!

[Bluedaisy]

I'm sorry to all the ladies that had sick babies and rough nights. stinybean, congrats to your friend!

Nothing much going on here today, the dog goes to daycare so I will wash all the floors and I have to wash diapers plus a friend is visiting so I can sign their passport paperwork.

Only thing really interesting is that it's currently blizzarding outside. I'm so sad because most of our snow was gone!

[mrsmonogrammed]

I'm wearing my new flats and they are comfy AF. That's just about the only positive to Mondays. I hate my long day at work (7:30-6:45)

[erbear]

Morning! We're going to see the Easter bunny this AM. Of course it snowed, so I need to dig out tights for LO to wear underneath her springy dress.

We had a rough night, too - four wake ups, including one at 5:30. H got up with her and she slept on him until 7:45. Ugh.

[mbjune13]

I'm sorry for all the sick babies and rough nights. I feel like it has been a constant battle in our house lately. B's fever is back and her cough is awful so back to the doctor we go again today. It will be an hour drive one way by myself just to see her doctor but well worth it. I just want my normal baby back.
One positive is that my sister is coming on Thursday. She lives 8 hours away so we don't see her much! She is staying for 3 days here and 3 days at my other sisters. I am so excited!

[mrsmonogrammed]

Oh! And a PSA- target has a "Spend $150 on baby items, get a $25 gift card" sale going on right now, AND if you buy 2 (~$24.99) boxes of diapers you get a $10 gift card.

So I bought 6 boxes of honest diapers and a bag of yogurt melts for $152 and got $55 of gift cards back!

[Bluedaisy]

Mar 21, 2016 8:21:40 GMT -5 budders said:

Two of my most difficult students are out today, so the day is a bit easier than anticipated. I am seriously contemplating napping during my planning next period. I have a nurse's bed in my office for a student who has to rest daily, so I have the equipment.

Teacher win! Hope the good luck streak continues!

[musicfrk2002]

We are back to 7 am wakeups. Ugh. Can you tell I'm not a morning person? It's going to be even rougher when we are in NV in 2 weeks.

Since we've discovered how to sit up on our own, naps and bedtimes are getting rough. I just laid him down since he was getting cranky (asleep at 9 instead of 8 last night), and he's sitting up babbling and chewing on a pacifier.

Nothing planned here today. I have a few phone calls to make and cleaning to do. Maybe a run to the store a little later, otherwise I will go after work.

[erbear]

Mar 21, 2016 8:33:55 GMT -5 carrots said:

Thanks (I think) to whoever mentioned the buy 1 get 1 free on fisher price at Toys R Us. Just ordered 4 toys so I'm set for the next few months of kids birthday parties! I'm all about buying when there's a sale and then having gifts in hand.

Me! You're welcome!

[holliberry28]

Mar 21, 2016 8:33:55 GMT -5 carrots said:

Thanks (I think) to whoever mentioned the buy 1 get 1 free on fisher price at Toys R Us. Just ordered 4 toys so I'm set for the next few months of kids birthday parties! I'm all about buying when there's a sale and then having gifts in hand.

Whatcha get? I need to buy new toys.

[holliberry28]

Sorry for all the sick babies. Hoping this week brings better health to everyone. M's first tooth is about to come out so he's been in terrible pain- Advil every 12 hours. Just come out already.

[jessila]

Mar 21, 2016 8:05:33 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

Oh! And a PSA- target has a "Spend $150 on baby items, get a $25 gift card" sale going on right now, AND if you buy 2 (~$24.99) boxes of diapers you get a $10 gift card.

So I bought 6 boxes of honest diapers and a bag of yogurt melts for $152 and got $55 of gift cards back!

You are always the worst for my wallet in the best way possible.

[ashbash]

Sorry for all those who had tough nights. We have been doing okay in that department so Im just going to keep quiet

For a Monday pick me up, here is what greeted me when I announced that breakfast was ready.......

[kemdupuis]

budders, jillywilly and @wwprestige I am so sorry you had a rough night/morning. Hoping that it gets better!! I would absolutely take a nap during my prep if I were you budders!! Especially since you have a cot. Go for it!

Took B to visit my mom's school this morning. Now he's nursing and I'm trying to get him to go down for a nap before we go to lunch and the aquarium. We are going to see my Aunt Linnie today, which I am excited about! Hoping my Uncle Marty (other side of the family) will stop by tonight for dinner. He hasn't met B yet.

Yesterday afternoon after we went to the sugar shack, we got to stop at the Zutano flagship store and I definitely spent too much. Their clothes are such great quality and so cute! I like shopping online, but it was so much more fun to actually get to browse the store. BIL and SIL came over to visit and have dinner with us last night, which was really nice. They are def. my favors if DH's siblings. Anyway, I'll stop rambling now

TL: DR- we are having a great trip and are getting to see lots of family

[billyhorrible]

I'm currently on a huge hill on a golf course for my long run. I didn't get to do my run this weekend because BH is up every 45 minutes at night. So today it was do or die. At least it's pretty!

We head home today. There was a ton of screaming for hours on the way here, so maybe it's a good thing I have some head clearing time right now.

[mrsmonogrammed]

OMG ashbash I'm dying!!

[ashbash]

Mar 21, 2016 9:11:45 GMT -5 budders said:

No rest for me after all. I went to check in with the new teacher I am mentoring and she got engaged over the weekend! So fun to relive that excitement.

My last couple of single friends have gotten engaged this year, Ive been soaking up all the wedding excitement and fun through them! I always wished I could have had like 10 weddings - a beach wedding, a rustic wedding, a formal black tie etc hahaha

[belle0720]

Morning ladies! This weekend was super busy but fun. Friday night we went to see "Seussical" at an elementary school, it was my brother's first play that he got to direct on his own. It was adorable. Friday I won free tickets to a car show and then we hung out with H's sister for a little bit. Yesterday we did barrel tasting for a couple of hours with my friend and her boyfriend.

All the while, the bug that H and I have had finally hit G hard on Saturday night. She'd had a runny nose but was in good spirits the past couple of days. But Saturday night she cried off and on for an hour, which she's never done before. We sang to her, gave her a warm bath, H walked around with her, and then she finally calmed down and fell asleep when I put her in the Tula. After that she slept well. But yesterday she had major runny nose, sneezing, and cough. She wouldn't latch on and I just realized that she probably only had like 10-12 ounces of milk yesterday and didn't eat much either. She also had fevers off and on so we gave her Tylenol which helped. She was tugging at her ears quite a bit too. My ears were bothering me last week when my throat was hurting too so I'm guessing it's just that, but my mom is going to let me know how she's doing this morning and if she's still the same I'm going to make an appointment to see the doctor.

I'm not really sure at what point you are supposed to call the doctor. The first time she was sick and had a fever we called the doctor and they just told us to give her Tylenol. But she definitely has it worse this time around and I don't want to write it off as nbd and then her end up having an ear infection.

Anyways, I'm rambling. Yay, it's Monday

[junch817]

Monday. You suck.
Here's a random question - how long have you had your current mattress? I would LOVE to have a king (we have a queen). All the mattress commercials say to replace every 8 years or something like that. This summer will be 8 years. I feel like there is nothing wrong with our mattress and I LOVE it, but I would also LOVE a king. I think DH would be completely against getting a new mattress.
I guess this is sort of a vent/question. I want a bigger bed, but think it's probably not a necessary purchase right now. DH would also hate a king because I would never let him touch me lol - he is a big time cuddler and I'm all get offffff meeeeeee!!!

[belle0720]

billyhorrible awake every 45 minutes and you still have the energy to go for a run?!

ashbash what a cutie pie!

junch817 We bought a new mattress when we bought our house 2.5 years ago. A month or two ago we switched to a king since we're bedsharing now. We loooove the extra space!

[mrsmonogrammed]

I'm having a few FWPs this morning-
Got the pictures back from our 9m session on Friday and I don't really LOVE or particularly like any of them. I picked 17 (she usually gives 40) but it's my aunt who's the photographer so I don't want to tell her I don't like them...

And it's 40 degrees outside and the air is on in my office. We always have thermostat wars but this is effing ridiculous!

Carry on with your Mondays, I just needed to vent:)

[jillywilly]

musicfrk2002, sleeping has gotten a bit more difficult since DS has been able to sit himself up in his crib in our house as well. Over the weekend he decided to completely skip his afternoon nap to instead play with his pacifiers in his crib. That was not a fun afternoon/night. It is really cute to wake up to him just sitting in his crib babbling, though
belle0720, DS had a similar bug two weeks ago. Terrible cold, fussing with ears, and not eating much. I took him to to doctor that Friday because I wanted to rule out ear infection before the weekend, and it had been going on for about 3-4 days. If it were me, I'd probably give her one more day as long as she's not getting worse, but I'm also usually a more "wait and see" person in general. For the record, no ear infection for him.
junch817, we got a new mattress about two years ago. Before that, the one I had I moved with me from my parents house... so it had probably about 8 years of regular use, but the mattress itself was probably closer to 10-12 years old - they bought it while I was in college, so the first few years I only slept on it when I came home from breaks. I think how often you replace it just depends on the quality of the mattress too, though. Ours definitely needed it, I sleep sooooo much better after we sprung for a new one (or, at least I did pre-baby).

[holliberry28]

Mar 21, 2016 10:27:38 GMT -5 junch817 said:

Monday. You suck.
Here's a random question - how long have you had your current mattress? I would LOVE to have a king (we have a queen). All the mattress commercials say to replace every 8 years or something like that. This summer will be 8 years. I feel like there is nothing wrong with our mattress and I LOVE it, but I would also LOVE a king. I think DH would be completely against getting a new mattress.
I guess this is sort of a vent/question. I want a bigger bed, but think it's probably not a necessary purchase right now. DH would also hate a king because I would never let him touch me lol - he is a big time cuddler and I'm all get offffff meeeeeee!!!

This is probably a UO but I regret getting a King Size Mattress because changing sheets and comforters is soooo much harder now, lol.

[kemdupuis]

budders apparently it's the "original concept store". It's in the middle of Montpelier, VT. Exit 8 off I-89. It's a boutique- but very, very cute. And I love downtown Montpelier. Lots of great stores, coffee shops and restaurants. If you do go, make sure to have dinner at Sarducci's. Some of the best Italian I've ever had (next to my mom and grandma's)

[tiffbot]

One of H's best friends is visiting this weekend and we haven't seen him in two years. He wants to make plans to come out our way and said he just can't do it Friday because him and his brother are doing an escape room. Wtf?! Its just such random timing because he told that to H the day after they were brought up here and you guys informed me they aren't something necessarily scary haha.

[periwinkledaydreams]

I just want to say that it is hilarious, mind blowingly amazing, and absolutely heartwrenchingly annoying that my baby has figured out how to stand up in her crib while wearing a sleep sack! I feel like I myself could not manage to stand up wearing one f those thing lol! However, now the 40 bajillion wake ups involve somebody standing there staring at me while screaching......