April 11-15 Randoms

[ampaints]

[ampaints]

M woke up at 4. H got up with him! I think M has a vacation hangover as well.

[anaberry]

So sick! Today i have to go back to work, but all i want to do knock myself out by hitting my face against a wall and stay in all day.

[RandomName]

I fell asleep cuddling DD before bed last night. My BF let me sleep and came to get her. I slept from 6:30-3:30 and then until 6:30 am. Wow I needed the sleep.

I woke up to another snowfall. The snow and minus temperatures and stop any time.

[RandomName]

ampaints vacation hangovers suck. That's great YH let you sleep thought.

[ampaints]

RandomName M feel back asleep as I was getting up. I'm showered, makeup on, and only have to put his bottles in the diaper bag before loading up the car. It's so odd! I'm glad you got sleep last night! Hopefully there's a break in the snow soon!

[Deleted]

The week of no drinking has begun. I have got to shake the weight and drinking is not helping. It's also week 2 of swim lessons. A should be swimming by herself on Thursday.

The shake up at work is still being talked about. I should probably not be as giddy as I am about it. lol

[skinandbones]

I'm convinced DS1 doesn't get enough sleep. He slept until 7 after sleeping though the night (first time in like 3 months) and was back to his pleasant self.

DS2 was a terror last night...

In BIL news, it sounds like he and his wife are telling their kids the reason MIL and FIL moved to our city was because they love DH more and because we needed help raising the boys. Fuck him seriously.

Now every time I say I'm going to do something for the kids I end it with "because your parents are there to help me raise them."

[skinandbones]

Oh! And remember the chocolate chip cookies I was eating while hiding?? DS1 asked for them before bed. Sorry, little dude.

I also need to work a couple of hours over the weekend. I completely forgot until about 9pm last night. Who forgets the need to work? I work from home. It's not like I have far to go.

[Deleted]

skinandbones, easy to do when you are in charge of 2 littles all by yourself.

[redandblue]

@janetheconquerer I am in the same boat completely! My drinking is definitely sabotaging any efforts at weight loss. DH and I are starting the Whole 30 today. For him to see what his body is intolerant of and for me for weight loss (well weight loss for both) . I go through phases with motivation on being healthy and I'm optimistic that we can do this 30 day jump start. Mind you I'm like 2 hours into this 30 days so we will see!

[Deleted]

Good luck redandblue. I have been eating super healthy for 3 weeks now. With a cheat day in there. I still struggle but now I am adding no drinking and exercise. Hopefully this works!

[mommabakes]

skinandbones - that's messed up of your BIL. What a jerk.

I woke up with a headache for the 6th day in a row. This wacky weather we are getting needs to straighten out. I know that's what is causing them. It sucks.

I had $20 in rewards at Carters, so I just ordered a onesie and shortalls for DS, and only paid $2. It's going to be so cute!

I also just had to renew our zoo membership. I've spent entirely too much money lately.

[tuscanlatte]

I'm not ready for the weekend to be over! I still haven't meal planned for this week or in any way acknowledged that the week is beginning


My goal for the day is a baby gate by the stairs. DD is crawling very quickly and its way beyond procrastination now. I have to actually go to Rona and buy some wood to zip tie to our banisters because our banisters are round and skinny and the gate won't attach to it. It's such a pain! But I took measurements and I will go to the store today to figure that out.

[th3stryck3r]

@janetheconquerer, redandblue, I am starting no drinking this week too. Really hoping it helps with weight loss. We can toast seltzers in solidarity!

RandomName, boo to snow. I feel like spring is going to pass everyone by and it will just all of a sudden be summer.

skinandbones, your BIL seems.... Special. You deserved those chocolate chip cookies!

We had a rough night last night. I think teething, but really, who knows. I am feeling really overwhelmed. Trying to be healthy, get training in for my half at the end of May, prepare for an open studios at the end of this month and an art show in mid May that I just agreed to (of my own artwork), prepare the operations budget for the next year for the program I work for, get everything scheduled and confirmed for our summer residency period, work on two exhibitions I am curating, and keep up with the class I am teaching this semester. And I need to enjoy my time with Poppy. I feel like I am failing at everything— at work, at getting in shape, at my own art, at being a good mom. I just need more time... and sleep.

[joi922]

skinandbones WTF is up with your BIL? Crazy conspiracy theories aside, why the hell is he interested in poisoning your relationship with his kids?

[aydee]

tuscanlatte, I've totally been procrastinating on putting the baby gates back up too. We also have a tricky setup at the bottom of our stairs. I'm dreading having to deal with it again. A traditionally mounted gate won't work and there's plaster/brick on one side and a metal banister on the other. We can't put the gate up the way it used to be because the wall was damaged (by a well-meaning relative trying to force the gate open even though they didn't know how it worked). I also can't figure out how my 3-year-olds will be able to get around in the house once we put the gates back up. Hopefully I can teach them to open and reliably close the gates. Not looking forward to this!

[joi922]

I'm back to feeling like C is behind developmentally. She refuses to roll and isn't crawling yet. I'm trying to play it cool because logically I know that all kids develop differently, but deep down I'm starting to worry.

[ampaints]

th3stryck3r holy crap that's a lot you are juggling! Take some time to rest. I know it can be hard, I had to push my graduation back because I set such a difficult schedule and it was (is) too much. I'm counting down the days until the end of the semester.

skinandbones your BIL needs some sense knocked into him with a frying pan.

[mommabakes]

Apr 11, 2016 10:58:16 GMT -5 joi922 said:

I'm back to feeling like C is behind developmentally. She refuses to roll and isn't crawling yet. I'm trying to play it cool because logically I know that all kids develop differently, but deep down I'm starting to worry.

It's hard not to worry, but definitely remember there is a huge range of normal! Have you voiced your concerns to your pediatrician? I know that mine had been good about reassuring me.

[ampaints]

joi922 M just really started rolling about 2 weeks ago, he's 8.5 months. Crawling is not happening yet for us either. I go back and forth from worrying to enjoying not having to chase down my crawling baby.

[joi922]

Apr 11, 2016 11:13:29 GMT -5 mommabakes said:

Apr 11, 2016 10:58:16 GMT -5 joi922 said:

I'm back to feeling like C is behind developmentally. She refuses to roll and isn't crawling yet. I'm trying to play it cool because logically I know that all kids develop differently, but deep down I'm starting to worry.

It's hard not to worry, but definitely remember there is a huge range of normal! Have you voiced your concerns to your pediatrician? I know that mine had been good about reassuring me.

Yes, because my doctor was so unconcerned that she wouldn't have brought up the lack of rolling if I didn't. C spends most of her time sitting, so the doctor said she wasn't concerned at the 6 month appointment. I keep trying to repeat that to myself, since we're a month away from her 9 month appointment.

[redandblue]

th3stryck3r that is such a lot to deal with. Be kind to yourself and maybe consider where things can be prioritized and what can maybe be dropped or put on hold. It's okay to say no. All the spritzers for you...and sleep!

[redandblue]

joi922 I completely understand where you are coming from, but like you know and other people have said, babies develop at all different ways and in their own time. M sounds very similar. Loves to sit and not showing very much interest in rolling at all (very hit or miss with it). Last week was the first time he moved while on the floor (can't say crawling but rather a shimmy or something) . I just keep reminding myself that he is showing gains in a variety of areas, so we just keep working at it.

[ampaints]

So while in vacation I found out that my previous direct manager who was promoted to being in control of the district I work for now. I'm so not a fan of this. She's a very dual person. As in nice and a total bitch. She can be very demeaning and talks to people in a way I don't approve of. I was so happy when she was promoted out of my office. So that's made for a not great Monday back at work. I was updating my resume before I came in this morning.

[ampaints]

Also, tomorrow is MIL's day to watch M. She emailed me today to mention she has a sore throat. When I probe a little further she had a fever Thursday and Friday, had had a tight chest since then, and had a bunch of "crud". I'm sorry, but that's a lot more than a sore throat. She's going to the doctor but I've already asked my dad about watching him tomorrow.

[gingerygirl]

One of my roommates got kicked out this morning because she brought a strange man into our room. I went off on her about it.

[packmomma]

joi922 when W went to his 6 month appt my pediatrician said that as long as he's sitting well to not be worried because it's obviously not a mobility issue it's an interest issue. W didn't care about rolling both ways until he did. I try to be aware of things but not worry and just keep getting him interested in what he's "supposed" to be doing.

[th3stryck3r]

gingerygirl, that's messed up. I'm glad she was kicked out for it though so it won't happen again.

ampaints, that is really lame about the district manager. Hope you find something better and get outta there!

[Deleted]

My friend is getting married next month and we are doing a girls weekend at the beach this weekend. Granted I am only going Saturday night but still. I am excited.

FFMC - I chose not to go Friday night because I have never ever been away from C.