4am is definitely the time to begin a weekend. Gotta make sure I maximize every minute!!
I think we have you beat! We were all up at 3:30. Sleep regression sucks.
On the plus side, the friend that set DH and I up is visiting us this morning. Her first time seeing Aiden! Hoping that the early wake up means early morning nap so that he's in a good mood when they get here.
I was up from 430-6 for no reason. I got up and pumped around 5 because I wanted to sleep on my stomach. Today is moving day for my mom. I'm guessing that's why I couldn't sleep. So many feels about today. I fell apart last night on the way home from the grocery store just thinking about today and bombarded H with uncontrollable sobbing when I got out of the car. He informed me that my mom, my siblings, and I will be mostly hands off during the day. There are about 15 people who are coming to help. So any thoughts, prayers, and whatever you can send us this weekend will be greatly appreciated.
Eta-I think I can officially say that O sleeps through the night. He's slept 10+ hours straight for over a week. I haven't said anything because I didn't want to jinx it. And it all just magically happened one night. We didn't really CIO or anything. There is hope, dear exhausted friends.
We got the official closing date on our house yesterday! May 18 Best birthday present! Now I just need to go through 2 storage units full of crap I haven't seen since I was 16. Yay..
@scoop I agree with @hazeldublin nude hands and red on toes, that is always my go to.
Apparently I'm PWing this morning . The dog started barking as I was nursing O. He popped off, looked around, and said 'dog!' He's done it a few times before but I wasn't really sure if it was a word or just a sound. Definitely a word! He pet a picture of Chewbacca the other night and kept saying 'dog' over and over but it sounded like babbling.
We're up! DH is on a string of nights, so he's downstairs in the guest room sleeping. Waiting on coffee to finish. Lazy morning around here and then this afternoon we're going to a friend's house to look through 12-18 month clothes. I'm pretty excited since she hit a growth spurt.
LO slept 7.5 hours straight and then two more after she woke up to nurse, so I'd say it was a nice night, too! Even if she fought us on bedtime.
It snowed/is snowing, but nowhere near what we were supposed to get. Mil and I are going to the grocery store and maybe the mall and h and I are supposed to go out to dinner later.
Morning everyone. It's a mommy and Cole day. Wait, that's pretty much everyday. Housework, work, accountant- that about sums up my Saturday. Those of you that made sensory bags/bottles- can you post a pic of a completed one. Also, did you tape the bags to the window or just let LO play with it on the floor?
Post by carolyngrace on Apr 9, 2016 7:52:48 GMT -5
I'm not sure how O slept last night, because he stayed at my sisters house! What a WEIRD feeling waking up to a quiet house at 8:30 am. A weird and glorious feeling. Of course I woke up at 3am out of habit, but was able to go right back to sleep.
Last night was DH's birthday night. I planned to surprise him with a put-together desk, but couldn't figure out the directions on my own. So we ended up drinking wine at home and building a desk together. And having louder-than-usual sex (no baby!). And going to bed. It was pretty awesome actually!
The only "present" he asked for was alone time this weekend, so when O comes home I'm going to run errands and leave H alone at home.
We have some friends and my siblings coming over today/tonight for hangout time!
We're stuck under a wind warning so it was a noisy night. So it goes. A couple more days of bleh weather and then my forecast is looking quite nice!
Random: I took a nice picture of DS after bath yesterday and just by memory I thought it was a lot like a picture I'd taken of him before. I looked back and found it on April 20, 2015! Almost an exact year, sitting in the exact same place in the bathroom, and I had it in B&W too! poof
Post by heartofglass on Apr 9, 2016 8:34:14 GMT -5
I hope things go as well as they can today jessila
Joolschweets my H used to be on night shift every two weeks and we'd barely see each other for a few days. Most of the time it sucked, but sometimes it gave us a much needed reset which kept us sane.
Post by heartofglass on Apr 9, 2016 8:47:24 GMT -5
I was supposed to meet up with a pregnant friend I haven't seen in a while and it seems like she's flaking on me, story of my life friend wise. H is doing yard work so I guess that means I need to clean up inside....I think I'll work on A's baby book today. I haven't made one entry in it and I'm going to have to go back through all of my photos and videos to find dates for most of his firsts. The pediatrician confirmed we have two molars coming in on the left yesterday so I guess that explains the crappy sleep we've been having his week. A is definitely going to have a lopsided mouth if the right side doesn't catch up.
Post by blueskiessmiling on Apr 9, 2016 9:06:16 GMT -5
jessila I'll be thinking of your mom and family today. What a tough day. tiffbot your little guy is seriously adorable We got a ton of snow last night (in April?!) so I think we'll stay in until the roads are cleared, then probably run to Sam's Club. We need a stock up trip badly. Moms of girls, how the heck are you keeping hair accessories organized? A mom friend just gave about 30 more bows and headbands since her DD won't keep them in. Added to what we already have, I feel like I just have a giant mess on my hands. Any clever storage ideas so I can actually see what she has vs. blindly rummaging through a storage cube?
MIL left this morning; she was here for a week. I'm behind on TCF because every time I was on the IPad in front her, I felt like she was staring at me to get up and go do something.
It's cold here...blah! V has a low grade temp so we are just keeping it low key. I've been organizing the house, running errands and getting stuff together for her bday party before going back to work and out of town for work. Anyone else have to travel for work??
My brain appears to have taken advantage of H being at home to completely flake out. He's just taken L for a walk so I'm going to curl up with a cup of tea and try not to spiral with anxiety. I wish I could have some chocolate too, but I'm on a strict diet from now on - the worst part of pregnancy for me!
heartofglass it's true, it does help us to take a step away from things sometimes. At the moment though it really feels like we're just not getting to the heart of any of the issues, he just goes to work & then we don't deal with it.
That sounds hard to deal with. Is it that he doesn't listen, or does he just forget straight away? Good luck working through it.
@imapenguin , so jealous that you get to enjoy REAL tex mex today! What is your go to plate?
I'll have to decide after a margarita and some queso. This place is known for its enchiladas, so probably that, but I don't know which meat or sauce. But maybe fajitas. Or a combination plate.
I love the combination plates because you can get a little of everything. Margaritas, queso and a combo plate sound friggin fantastic! My mouth is literally watering haha
Morning! Not much on my agenda today, although I still have the plan to get hair gel from the dollar store for sensory bags. Feeling out DS for behavior. I haven't got a clear read yet.
My G Adventures catalogues just arrived (if you're not familiar they are big catalogues of trips...one is the National Geographic Tours book). So exciting, I love looking at travel brochures and dreaming except that my bucket list always multiplies like crazy (Sailing the Croatian coast is now added).
purple Congratulations on your pregnancy announcement. I have no idea how you are dealing with house showings, a baby and one on the way. Impressed. Our house isn't on the market yet but we had a second private showing yesterday. The stress of getting everything in order with two little monsters, a dog, and a cat we are pet sitting is absolutely killing me. Everyone loved our house but the MIL. Go figure. Waiting to see if they write an offer or if I have to suck it up for a full blown listing next month. In the meantime I'm letting the kids make a mess of the house and planning a long soak in the tub.
Morning everyone. It's a mommy and Cole day. Wait, that's pretty much everyday. Housework, work, accountant- that about sums up my Saturday. Those of you that made sensory bags/bottles- can you post a pic of a completed one. Also, did you tape the bags to the window or just let LO play with it on the floor?
It might take me awhile to find photos but I super glued the lids on the bottles and taped and double bagged the bags. We just used the bags on the highchair but they would have been cool in the window. My guy is way too wild for the bags now but we still have the bottles around. oh my! he is so tiny here sabrinaml
@akwild, you have no idea how much this post spoke to me. LO will eat anything in puree form and lots of it but has had next to now finger foods because he won't pick them up. He will eat teething biscuits (Mummums) but so far he won't put anything in his mouth. He picks it up and throws it for the dog or into his chair but won't put it in his mouth.
Post by heartofglass on Apr 9, 2016 12:26:55 GMT -5
I tried giving A some eggs this morning and he hid them all in his seat...I thought I wasn't going to have to deal with that for a year or two at least.
@akwild she will get it eventually! At least she will eat something, mine hardly takes two bites a day. But I was wondering, do you have a particular muffin recipe? I would like to try that because LO seems to like bready things.
Post by heartofglass on Apr 9, 2016 13:45:46 GMT -5
veggiemo I feel the same way. A will only eat the prepackaged baby yogurt and puffs. I've tried everything else. I even got some plain whole milk yogurt that I've mixed purees in to get something else in his diet and he refuses it. The pediatrician wasn't too concerned since he was still on the growth curve. She just said to keep trying. She also said to put different textured foods on his tray and just let him play in them because that's what they would do if we were in therapy; just in hopes that some would get into his mouth.
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