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Post by nellieoleson on Jul 11, 2017 12:45:05 GMT -6
@kelltothekell - not bossy, but fiercely independent and has no regard for me telling her no. In fact, I think she likes doing things she knows she's not supposed to. I wish I wasn't constantly saying "dd2, NO," but the kid is a troublemaker! We have our house pretty childproofed, but I would have to have nothing lower than 4 feet including no furniture to keep this girl from messing with it. My new nickname for her is Baby Destructo.
ETA : and when I stop her from doing whatever it is she is determined to do (example: stand on couch and run full speed down the length of it) she throws herself on the floor or hits the closet piece of furniture. Then cried because she hurt herself. Sigh.
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Post by tinydancer on Jul 11, 2017 14:06:16 GMT -6
kcrkcs, I think crimsonandclover, gave you good advice. I would just add that if it were me, I would probably not bring it up with the client again, but be prepared with a response along the lines of what crimson said if the client brings it up again. Sometimes people say things as kind of off hand comments and then forget all about them, and if you bring it up again it just makes it into a bigger deal. valiente, my LO says no all the time too! The nanny tells me he says yes to her - well, he doesn't say it to me! Guys, I spent too much money today. I somehow got a Melissa and Doug play kitchen for about $100, and then I bought a toddler pillow, some burts bees pjs, a pair of native shoes, and a pair of stride rite phibians for the little one. And then I got sucked into a deal on luggage. Yikes!
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Post by lollipop on Jul 11, 2017 14:46:42 GMT -6
The smoke is definitely getting to S. We're at the walk in clinic waiting to see a doctor because he's having trouble breathing. Looks like his asthma is more serious than our doctor originally thought. She thought it was only related to him being sick, due to his still sounding croupy when he was 3.5 with a cold. Apparently after 3 it's no longer considered croup. He's never had problems outside of being sick though, so we'll see.
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Post by lollipop on Jul 11, 2017 16:31:19 GMT -6
S has an inhaler. And he went for a chest xray. He was awesome. I'm so proud. I'm going to book a follow up with out usual doctor and see what she says.
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Post by kcrkcs on Jul 11, 2017 16:48:56 GMT -6
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Post by copperboom on Jul 11, 2017 19:28:05 GMT -6
lollipop glad he got some help! I hope things improve! theoprah sorry you've been sick! I hope DH comes home soon and you get some relief. nellieoleson ugh canines suck!!! Fx it passes quickly. dizzycooks, Yes allllllll the food, and I only have two! I go through apples and bananas so fast now. K can't have most berries and citrus, so I feel like I'm constantly buying bananas. We almost never used them up before they went bad before. She and C are big eaters! kcrkcs I am sorry your client gave you a hard time. IME it was no big deal for trainers to have their children along. I like the response from crimsonandclover. I also agree not to mention it unless brought up again. Probably someone just taking a bad mood or round out on you. Anecdote re nanny/sitter: I watched my trainer's three kids for free lessons. She had a 5 yo, a 4 yo and a baby. We traveled for shows and she left the older two at home but brought the baby Bc nursing. I was in charge of the baby at shows during the day besides feeding. It worked out for her and for me. She'd spend a little bit of time with me in lessons and got basically free childcare. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by copperboom on Jul 11, 2017 19:31:37 GMT -6
My camp for next week didn't fill (YES) so I get the week at home. The only thing is that I got a jury summons for Monday. I'm weird Bc I'm actually excited about going Bc I've never done it before andplusaslo grown up time.
H and I have bought too much on Prime day, but it's all stuff we had On our wishlists so not totally impulsive. We got a toy organizer for the girls, a new tablet for C (so she can hand down hers to K), a steam mop and my one impulse buy--an Instant Pot.
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Post by theoprah on Jul 11, 2017 19:55:08 GMT -6
lollipop - so glad your little guy is feeling better! I didn't buy anything for Prime Day because I am in major purge mode and I don't want to bring more stuff into the house!! I still have 10,000 boxes to unpack. DD isn't necessarily bossy but she is definitely headstrong. She wants to do what she wants to do-and heaven help you if you are in her way! Lol! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by lollipop on Jul 11, 2017 20:54:41 GMT -6
We should get his xray results back tomorrow. I'm going to call and book the ECG they want us to do, and I'm taking him to our usual doctor just to double check. The pain came back just before bedtime, but another dose from the puffer helped. He was such a champ at the xray place. He was so scared at the medi centre, I was sure he'd freak out for the xray, but he just did what the tech told him and didn't even flinch. And then BIL told him what they'll do at the ECG, so he's not nervous about that either.
H skipped game night to stay home with us to make him happy. Which was actually H's idea. I'm just relieved that if it is asthma, which the doctor didn't think it was, it's nowhere near as bad as my sister's was. I can't imagine dealing with the stress that my mother did.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2017 20:58:32 GMT -6
lollipop sorry to hear your little guy isn't feeling great. Hope the dr appt goes well.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Jul 11, 2017 21:28:25 GMT -6
I hope you are feeling better, theoprah! kcrkcs, agree with everyone else, crimsonandclover's advice is spot on! Any chance you could work out a deal like copperboom did? nellieoleson, sorry about the canines. I'm not looking forward to it and I'm expecting it any day now.... Glad you got S in and looked at lollipop! Hope he feels better soon! I did some damage on Prime day. Thanks to tinydancer I went back for Burts Bee's jammies and luggage after I said I was done. In my defense, I really needed a medium size suitcase for all my 3/4 day work trips coming up. A carry on is just a tad too small and all we have are large suitcases so we can pack more than one of us in them for our family trips. And I got some Christmas presents out of the way.
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Post by tinydancer on Jul 11, 2017 22:06:26 GMT -6
lollipop, I hope S starts to feel better soon, and that they can figure out how to deal with it. copperboom, let me know if you try out any good instant pot recipes. I got one for Christmas but I don't use it enough. scorpioscuba, the luggage was such a good deal! I said the same thing about the medium suitcase, but MH side eyed me a little. Oh well.
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Post by kcrkcs on Jul 11, 2017 22:52:56 GMT -6
I really appreciate everyone's thoughts on my little situation. I think right now clouding the waters with having someone from within my business watch her in exchange for lessons/service might not define things clearly enough. Although I love it theoretically... I have friends with kids in the are of our next venues so they are rounding up sitters for me. Anyway I think not bringing it up but being prepared with a great answer if they do is super. I tend to obsess about situations where people are less than thrilled and am sure it just makes it worse if I don't drop it. Thanks again guys 😘
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Post by nellieoleson on Jul 12, 2017 8:37:29 GMT -6
Pdq or tag me in responses.
Dd1 is getting her MRI right now. We had to be at the children's hospital at 6 this morning, and after about an hour of meeting with doctors and signing consent forms they took her back for anesthesia. Now we wait.
Having her leave with the nurse was SO hard. She was clinging onto me and didn't want to go, but didn't scream or cry, and eventually let the nurse carry her.
Please send us some happy healthy thoughts, and I'll update later.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 8:48:58 GMT -6
Nellie - sending good thoughts your way. Thinking of you.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Jul 12, 2017 9:17:40 GMT -6
OMG Nellie, big hugs and sending good thoughts your way. I cannot imagine how hard that was. I hope it's over soon and DD1 is back in your arms asap.
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Post by theoprah on Jul 12, 2017 9:40:03 GMT -6
nellieoleson - sending T&Ps for the best possible results!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by crimsonandclover on Jul 12, 2017 9:42:32 GMT -6
Thinking of you, nellie. I hope all is well.
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Post by nellieoleson on Jul 12, 2017 10:25:21 GMT -6
On our way home! She did great and is groggy but okay. Won't get results for a day or two.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Jul 12, 2017 11:14:00 GMT -6
Thanks for the update! So glad it's over and you are going home. FX for good results.
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Post by crimsonandclover on Jul 12, 2017 11:26:18 GMT -6
And this is one of those where we want the results to be completely normal, right? Not one where it would be good to find a problem that is easily fixed? I'm thinking you already found the problem and this was to eliminate a potential cause of that problem that would be very rare but bad?
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Post by dizzycooks on Jul 12, 2017 12:52:17 GMT -6
Nellie I'm surprised they didnt let you go back with her to be sedated. Did they get you as soon as she was out of the MRI so you could be there when she woke? I hope so, that sounds awful. kcrkcs I agree with crimsons advice. I also think for now, hiring your own help would be best. In the future I bet you can find a teen/parent who would like to do an exchange or services. ATM your current families are learning a new normal, as you get new clients this will be the normal for them so it won't be a big deal at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Http://notjustnovels.wordpress.com
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Post by nellieoleson on Jul 12, 2017 13:07:24 GMT -6
And this is one of those where we want the results to be completely normal, right? Not one where it would be good to find a problem that is easily fixed? I'm thinking you already found the problem and this was to eliminate a potential cause of that problem that would be very rare but bad? Yes, we want results to be normal. The MRI is to rule out a brain tumor. dizzycooks - I think since it was general anesthesia with gas, IV, and an airway they don't let you back for that part? I don't know. I didn't really know what to expect going into it. They brought us back to the recovery room while she was still sleeping and we were there when she woke up. Overall it was pretty stressful, and I'm glad it's over. Hopefully we don't ever have to do that again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by copperboom on Jul 12, 2017 13:13:11 GMT -6
Hugs, nellieoleson, that's super hard! Fx for good results. I'm glad you got to be there when she woke up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by tinydancer on Jul 12, 2017 14:50:05 GMT -6
Nellie, I'm glad you all made it through the MRI and I'm hoping for good results. I'm glad the wait is only a day or two.
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Post by kcrkcs on Jul 12, 2017 17:19:21 GMT -6
Oh Nellie I am so sending all the good thoughts that everything is normal. I am glad that despite the stress it sounds like your dd handled it pretty well. Hugs
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Post by tinydancer on Jul 13, 2017 9:43:18 GMT -6
I was supposed to go to NYC for work yesterday but my flight was cancelled! They couldn't get me there until noon today and my meeting started at 9. So I just didn't go (one of my coworkers was able to make it and is handling it solo). I'm kind of relieved. I was supposed to get home about midnight tonight and then we have to leave for the airport at 6 am tomorrow. So it would've been a short night.
Tomorrow we're heading home for a wedding, and we're also going to see (most of) our parents. I bought a big brother shirt for LO to wear to tell our families about baby #2. I'm a little hesitant to tell them since I haven't had an appointment yet, but since we're going to see them in person we figured we'd do it now.
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Post by nellieoleson on Jul 13, 2017 9:50:59 GMT -6
tinydancer - a similar thing happened when I was pregnant with dd2. It was much earlier than I wanted to tell anyone, we hadn't had an appt yet, but my H's parents came to visit from MN, so we told them right when they arrived. How are you feeling? Your appt must be coming up soon? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by lollipop on Jul 13, 2017 10:59:04 GMT -6
I've been wanting to go to a paint nite event with my BFF for like a year, but it's pretty expensive ($45/person plus food and drinks). So a couple of months ago I decided to do a DIY one. My mom offered her house and her services as "instructor" and I took her up on it because she used to paint a lot. Including my mom there are 7 people coming, I went and bought supplies last night. $45 for enough paint, canvas, and brushes for 7 people. We're saving money on food and drinks too, because we're making a big pot of spaghetti that everyone is chipping in on, and it's BYOB, so we're not paying restaurant/bar prices for drinks. And we're making a night of it (so no one has to drive) and setting up tents in my mom's yard.
We're hoping to make it a regular thing. I'm just not sure how it will work in the winter because my parents don't really have room for us to sleepover. Unless we take over the living room like we did as kids. I'm so excited about this. I hope it turns out how we hope.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 12:06:49 GMT -6
lollipop, that sounds really fun! Hope it all works out!
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