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Post by alwayscheese on Sept 15, 2018 5:19:26 GMT -6
From the week and what are you doing this weekend?
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Post by alwayscheese on Sept 15, 2018 5:29:38 GMT -6
Downs: I've been sooo tired this week. The dumb part is it's half my fault for not going to bed till way late.
I've just been feeling very behind, I have so many projects I need/want to finish.
Ups: I sewed myself a dress for church and I am in love. The fit seems very flattering.
Sleep training is going as well as can be expected. One night DH was gone and I called him for moral support and as soon as a got off the phone I looked at the monitor and DS was out.
Weekend: Zilch. DH works all weekend so. DS is still lazily nursing, then we'll go for a run, after which I will spend the day in pajamas drinking coffee and avoiding housework. Probably go to church tomorrow morn.
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Post by alwayscheese on Sept 15, 2018 7:15:10 GMT -6
Oh, well actually I guess I'm making pizza sauce today.
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Post by leatherpants on Sept 15, 2018 11:09:43 GMT -6
I love these threads! Ups: My sister is in town to write her physio therapy exam so tonight we are having cupcakes and wine. (Get ready for me to whine about never losing weight and I can’t figure out why)
Our sleep training worked fairly well too and we are back to one early morning wakeup (530ish) and then wakeup for real at 830. It’s been working out so well for preschool too. I’m holding my breath waiting for the other show to drop
Downs: We really need new windows in the house which is glaringly obvious when it gets colder. But it’s so not in the budget since we are still paying for basement renos.
Fucking winter.
Weekend: just doing some baking and cleaning and hopefully crib naps at home since that rarely happens during the week
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Post by snowmoon on Sept 15, 2018 11:33:56 GMT -6
Ups: DS has only spent two days at preschool but it has already had such a positive impact on him. He seems to be adjusting so well and I'm so proud of him.
We had waffles at the farmer's market this morning and they were delicious.
Downs: I am overwhelmed by the clutter in this house and I don't know where to start. We are outgrowing this house faster than I would like.
Sleep.
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Sept 15, 2018 13:25:24 GMT -6
Ups: DD2 babbles “Mama!” constantly and I loooooove it. I know it’s not a real first word (yet) but it’s still so so cute.
My boss is helping set up my 3-5 year plan and I’m really excited about taking in more responsibility and hopefully making more money eventually.
Down: Some work stuff: a favorite coworker left and another is super unhappy. Another just applied for a new job. I’m hoping it all settles down a bit soon.
DH and I are about to have a CTJ over the amount of housework he doesn’t do. I can get more done in one morning with both girls at home than he can in two days with just the baby. I know she doesn’t nap well, but damn. Vacuum once in a while. I’m really sick and tired of constantly having to ask him to do things. I’m seriously considering giving up my gym membership to afford a cleaner.
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Post by clementine on Sept 15, 2018 14:13:32 GMT -6
Ups:
H booked us a trip to Mexico! We have 3 years to use it, so we haven’t decided on dates yet, but I’m so excited.
L slept 8:30 to 5 one night this week!
Downs:
But then he was back up to one wake up the next night, then 2 the night after.
I walked out of the room for one minute and cane back to L chewing on H’s flip flop. Gross.
Weekend: My mom is here because we have a baby shower for one of my friends on Sunday. H is at a diaper party this afternoon, so it’s just me, L, and my mom. We might did a little shopping and bought some plants to replace the ones we pulled out of our front yard last weekend.
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Post by clementine on Sept 15, 2018 14:16:55 GMT -6
I’m feeling the same way about our house snowmoon. Thankfully my parents are going to store some baby things for us until baby #2. Every closet, nook, and cranny of our house/garage is full so I’m not sure how we can have another baby in this house. H is sure we can have at least 3 kids here, but... no.
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Post by mintyblueair on Sept 15, 2018 14:51:28 GMT -6
Ups:
Sleep! We've been getting good sleep with no night wake ups for close to a month and I feel like a brand new person.
We're in the process of selecting a contractor for a major basement renovation. I'm so excited because we're putting our master bedroom/bathroom down there and I'm going to relish the privacy! but I guess it's kind of a down, too, because the cost is high and I'm a bit nervous about being on a different floor from the kids.
Down:
I had told my cousin I'd fly with N to the okanagan this fall to visit her and her baby, but now I'm flaking out because I don't want to throw any wrenches in N's sleep when it's going so well. I feel bad. I'm still debating it but leaning towards no.
No real plans for the weekend. I took an infant cpr course this morning and had coffee beforehand with my parents. I'll be meal planning and grocery shopping tomorrow.
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Post by alwayscheese on Sept 15, 2018 15:24:05 GMT -6
No real plans for the weekend. I took an infant cpr course this morning and had coffee beforehand with my parents. I'll be meal planning and grocery shopping tomorrow. Oh.... Uh I think my CPR card ran out. I've been thinking about refreshing because of DS, but I keep forgetting that I need a Provider class for the fire dept.
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Post by nevertoomanyshoes on Sept 15, 2018 19:34:03 GMT -6
Ups- we put in an offer on a house last night. I have all the things crossed. It’s a bit over what we wanted to spend but has a fourth bedroom.
Ups- some sleep wins (some not so much too but gotta keep positive lol)
Downs- preparing to pack and move, countdown is on, regardless of whether we get this house, stress!!!!!
Downs- my friend (her kid is DS1’s bff too) is moving away 😢
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Post by cp3 on Sept 16, 2018 12:26:04 GMT -6
I love these threads. I need to start participating more.
Ups: Mh had his MBA graduation yesterday! We are all so happy that he is done with school.
The baby has gotten back on track with her night sleeping and will give me 4-5 hour stretches at night. She also has done amazing with my sister. And naps independently for her.
Downs: Going back to work. It was hard not having my days at home to do things around the house.
D1 had a follow up hearing test on Friday and her hearing has gotten worse from June. So more follow ups and possible surgery as it's most likely due to scar tissue from her ear tubes. I feel bad because I've been getting frustrated with her not listening to me thinking she's just not paying attention to me when she is actually having a hard time hearing.
Weekend: Mh's graduation yesterday. We are recovering and having a lazy day today.
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Post by cp3 on Sept 16, 2018 12:35:50 GMT -6
I've been there Leaf 🌱. Mh and I have had conversations about his helping out and he has gotten better but some days are still a struggle. I don't understand how I can get so much done during the week and he can't seem to do much when he has the girls alone. I'm sorry. I know how frustrating it can be.
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Post by alwayscheese on Sept 16, 2018 14:11:11 GMT -6
Sorry about your daughters ears cp3. Do you know when she has surgery? I forget how old is she? Eta also I wanted to comment on your pictures in the fashion thread. You are looking good!!! Your hard work is working. 😊 I don't think I'd seen a pic of you since you were pregnant.
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Post by alwayscheese on Sept 16, 2018 14:21:14 GMT -6
cp3 Leaf 🌱 DH and I have not figured this out either. In the past I worked full time, then part time and DH was in school so home a lot more, now he does 12 hour shifts and I SAH. So responsibilities have shifted, but it would ease a lot of tension and discontent if we could figure out what the expectations should be for each of us. Any of you other SAHM(or if your SO SAH) want to share how you divide stuff up? Plus then DH works nights so idk what my expectations should be for the days he's home. I'm nursing DS so I feed him 99% off the time, then usually go ahead and change his diaper so DH plays with him a little and puts him to sleep about half the naps when he's home. I do bath and bedtime when DH works and he does it when he's home, but should he get a night off when he's home? ?? We reeeeally need to sit down and discuss it.
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Post by katietopaz on Sept 16, 2018 15:05:49 GMT -6
I haven’t played in one of these in a little while.
Ups:
- We got the house/condo!!! - DS2 is happy to let DH hold and play with him, which gives me a much needed sanity break.
Downs: - We’re going to be tighter financially for awhile. We’re leaving an okay cushion but we won’t be saving as much per month. - DS1 has been acting out a LOT lately. I think he’s feeling some of the tension from us about buying the condo and the upcoming move.
Weekend: Well...it’s Sunday afternoon, ha. We’ve been making lists and starting the long list of purging projects so we don’t have to move stuff we don’t want/use.
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Post by cp3 on Sept 16, 2018 15:18:47 GMT -6
Sorry about your daughters ears cp3. Do you know when she has surgery? I forget how old is she? Eta also I wanted to comment on your pictures in the fashion thread. You are looking good!!! Your hard work is working. 😊 I don't think I'd seen a pic of you since you were pregnant. We won't know about surgery for sure until she sees her ENT. We see her audiologist again in 3 weeks for a follow up hearing test to see if it is continuing to get worse. We can't get in to see her ENT until December though. She will be 4 in a few weeks. She had ear tubes put in around 10 months and had some complications with them last year that her old ENT brushed off. I got her in with a new ENT and she has been so much better. Both tubes got stuck in her ears when they fell out and when her new ENT was able to remove the last one she noticed a significant amount of scar tissue from where the tube was so she wanted a hearing test done to make sure there wasn't hearing damage. We did 4 tests from April-June that were borderline outside of the normal range but nothing of concern. Now quite a few test results were outside of the normal range which is concerning since it's only been a few months since her last test. Sorry that got long. It's just been a long and stressful process and I'm still so mad that her first ENT just brushed us off and didn't try harder to take the tubes out.
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Post by cp3 on Sept 16, 2018 15:20:27 GMT -6
And thanks alwayscheese! I had a much harder time losing weight with my first so I'm surprised how much easier it has been this time around. And now that I'm staying home it's been a lot easier to squeeze in short workouts almost daily.
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Post by cp3 on Sept 16, 2018 15:20:46 GMT -6
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Post by katietopaz on Sept 16, 2018 15:31:44 GMT -6
alwayscheese It's hard to figure out divvying up the chores and responsibilities. I was feeling resentful, especially DH isn't one to take the initiative most of the time, but it helped immensely to sit down and have a frank conversation about it. Yes, he does need some downtime in the evenings after work, but he knows I've "worked" all day too. What helped was to get into a rhythm and just establish who does what. Basically DH handles all of DS1's bath and bedtime while I do DS2's. On the chores side, now he's just in the habit of cleaning the bathrooms, taking out the trash, etc. But it did take some reminders at the beginning.
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Post by alwayscheese on Sept 16, 2018 16:33:03 GMT -6
I know nothing about ear tubes cp3 but that sounds really frustrating. I'm sorry you're going through that.
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Post by alwayscheese on Sept 16, 2018 16:41:33 GMT -6
Yes katietopaz like you said we just need to sit down and establish responsibilities. We've talked about it for sure, but it hasn't been that constructive, usually when we realize something isn't working.
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Post by auri on Sept 16, 2018 19:50:33 GMT -6
Up: We had DDs parent teacher conference on Thursday. Her teacher did say she was a little behind the other kids, but she is catching up. The teacher also had some really nice things to say about her.
Florence didn’t affect my family in Virginia. I was pretty worried about them since they live near the ocean.
Down: My aunt had a blood clot in her leg and had surgery on Friday. Bonus up: surgery went well and she got to go home today.
Poor J. I was giving him a bath and he has a big rash under the fat roll of his neck. I’m guessing it’s from him spitting up so much lately and getting trapped.
We didn’t really do a lot this weekend. Yesterday we went to the Children’s museum and today we went to the park.
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Post by sunshinedaisies on Sept 16, 2018 23:11:34 GMT -6
I’m trying really hard to check in more frequently but apparently I’m still behind.
Up: DS1 is doing so great at preschool! He is making friends and his teachers think he is the sweetest!
Up: I just got some amazing news at work. A client signed off on me doing a super important project which is unheard of at my level. It’s huge that I am getting this opportunity.
Down: I’m not sure this is a down or a neutral - since DS1 started preschool, we’ve had the speech pathologist come take a look at him. He is super energetic and talks all of the time but has a ton of problems pronunciation wise. Compared to other kids his age, he is definitely very difficult to understand. Well she wasn’t super supportive in her first few emails to me before she evaluated him (she kind of blew me off and said my concerns were all just “normal” for his age). She peeked in on him on Friday and emailed me after she met with him with zero thoughts and just said she wanted to see him again. I finally asked if we could come meet with her after she saw him again and she responded positively. So I’m hopeful she may actually listen to our concerns and get him the help we think he needs. But right now it seems like my concerns aren’t being validated and I’m frustrated.
Down: I’m super stressed about work. I just got news this week that I’m pretty sure both my Thanksgiving and Christmas are ruined because I will have projects due. And we are surprising my dad at Thanksgiving with a trip with all three kids/significant others/grandkids that I’ve already paid for . . . and now I’m pretty sure I either won’t be able to go to, or I’ll be working the entire time while everyone else has fun relaxing.
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Post by katietopaz on Sept 17, 2018 0:53:56 GMT -6
sunshinedaisies I’m so glad he’s enjoying preschool! Is it possible for you to have him evaluated by another speech therapist? My DS1 has seen more than one and it seems like some notice more or different red flags than others. Don’t be afraid to push a little. I hope he gets any support he’d benefit from! And congrats on the good work news!
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Post by clementine on Sept 17, 2018 5:05:32 GMT -6
@katietopsz congratulations on the house!! That’s so exciting. When do you close?
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Post by alwayscheese on Sept 17, 2018 5:38:07 GMT -6
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Post by woodenshoes on Sept 17, 2018 8:06:33 GMT -6
Ups: After a couple rough nights a couple weeks ago, DS2 is back to sleeping through the night most night.
We are moved out of our old house and in our new house.
Downs: Unpacking is so time consuming, especially with 2 children.
Since I have been trying to get the house in order as fast as I can I have been up until midnight the last 3 nights. I am a zombie at work this morning.
Over the weekend we moved. I took the boys to the park yesterday and one of DS1's daycare friends who is now in kindergarten showed up so they got to play together and I got adult interaction with DS1's friends mom.
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Post by calendula on Sept 17, 2018 9:11:58 GMT -6
katietopaz and woodenshoes congrats on the new digs! sunshinedaisies, congrats on the big opportunity at work! you're amazing! auri, L has the little neck fold sores too occasionally. A little diaper cream in the crease helps it heal. I also try to do a quick swipe with a wipe during diaper changes around her neck to get ahead of it. Chub life
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Post by auri on Sept 17, 2018 9:30:35 GMT -6
Thanks calendula! I put some diaper cream on it last night hoping it would help. I'm glad to hear that it will work.
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