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Post by marygracerich on Apr 27, 2018 13:29:32 GMT -6
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Post by maddisonrose on Apr 27, 2018 13:40:53 GMT -6
I’m heading to the mall to try and find some cute summer clothes. I really hope it doesn’t end in tears in a dirty change room 😜 pray for me lol
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Post by sunfrogger on Apr 27, 2018 13:42:12 GMT -6
i'm so excited to get my hair cut on Sunday!!!! it really needs it SO bad. I need to do this too. I'm thinking cut and color because I just need to put some time and energy into myself, you know? Just for self esteem. I hope you love your new haircut! I agree! I was going to put it off until right before I go back to work, but I thought, with two wedding showers and a bachelorette party to go to in May, I'd rather feel like I like how I look! My ends are SO ratty. I decided against color though because I lost a fair bit of hair with DD1 around 4mo. I'm worried I'll spend the $ on color and it'll just all fall out! |
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Post by sunfrogger on Apr 27, 2018 13:43:36 GMT -6
I’m heading to the mall to try and find some cute summer clothes. I really hope it doesn’t end in tears in a dirty change room 😜 pray for me lol Aw girl, good luck! This is 100% why I love the subscription boxes like Stitch Fix. I can try it all on at home. s/o Stitch Fix my box came today! It's usually a win but not this box. But I did like the one dress they sent - a LOT - I can pair it with a cardigan from Trunk Club. So I have to initiate my returns on both boxes. |
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Post by stephne on Apr 27, 2018 14:04:06 GMT -6
Well good news, I just got a call back from a center that they have an opening starting May 14th!! We are going to tour it on Monday. I feel like we kind of fell into this because childcare in our area is such a hot commodity. A little relief going into the weekend. Still not sure what to say regarding the friend part. Pick up tonight should be interesting. I probably need to ask for a raise too because going from in home to a center is $$$$
Thanks everyone for the support!
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Post by stephne on Apr 27, 2018 14:07:47 GMT -6
stephne , does she watch any other kids but yours? It sounds like she shouldn't be running her own business if she wants to focus that much on her family. Nothing wrong with that, but to just keep increasing the days she is "closed" without warning isn't right. Yeah, she has 4 other families. Although only one of those families have a full timer. The rest are sporadic.
You took the words right out of my mouth! I just feel like I am not sure how we can go forward as friends because it is incredibly insulting. That's almost like a boyfriend breaking up with you and saying well I hope we can still be friends. yeahhh ok
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Post by sparky85 on Apr 27, 2018 15:02:52 GMT -6
DD had her physio consult this morning, and it went pretty well. We have some activities to do with her to reduce her time on her back, and we will be trying to reduce the time she spends in the car seat or other recumbent sleeping.
Our children's hospital doesn't use helmets for flat headed essential due to a lack of good scientific data to back it up. I was really pleased with that, since I wasn't finding much to support their use at her age. Hopefully once she's not on her head as much, the angle on the back will round out. We will continue seeing the physiotherapist every month for reassessment.
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Post by sunfrogger on Apr 27, 2018 16:03:47 GMT -6
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Post by marygracerich on Apr 27, 2018 16:13:11 GMT -6
This is the best I could get for little mans 4 month photos.   |
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Post by yellow711 on Apr 27, 2018 19:35:01 GMT -6
Good evening! DH and I are drinking "margaritas" and watching House Hunters. We are living the life  |
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Post by yellow711 on Apr 27, 2018 19:37:15 GMT -6
My baby is 4 months today! I can't believe it! And she rolled belly to back last night! She also was close on back to belly - got her whole body turned and her tummy down but her arm was stuck so she just rolled back. And she was up on the dot every 3 hours last night. It's not like she sleeps much more than that but sometimes gives me 3.5 hours. And since DH hasn't been helping me the past few weeks I am so tired. He better suck it up and help me tonight. Cannot believe she is 4 months! I’d set up the expectation before you go to bed that he is doing all the feedings or feeding before/after a certain time. I don’t want to be too opinionated about someone else’s parenting duty divide but since you posted it... you are both parents, you both work ( I’d still hv my H help overnight if I didn’t work but I think I’m in the minority on this) and your baby gets up a lot still. You two are in this together. If he says no or balks, I’d ask him why. I can’t think of a good reason unless he has medical reasons or that his job demands he sleep a certain amount of time uninterrupted. Good luck!! My husband helped me overnight while I was on maternity leave. I took the lead and did the majority but he definitely helped. I really appreciated it. I |
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Post by yellow711 on Apr 27, 2018 19:40:38 GMT -6
stephne oh my gosh! I am so sorry you are dealing with this. childcare can be so stressful
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Post by yellow711 on Apr 27, 2018 19:45:00 GMT -6
I am live blogging now. Don't mind me. I am glad my first week back to work is done. Unfortunately, I need to travel for work 2 nights next week. I am going to miss my babies (and...I guess, my husband ) |
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Post by pinkcat on Apr 27, 2018 19:45:30 GMT -6
Cannot believe she is 4 months! I’d set up the expectation before you go to bed that he is doing all the feedings or feeding before/after a certain time. I don’t want to be too opinionated about someone else’s parenting duty divide but since you posted it... you are both parents, you both work ( I’d still hv my H help overnight if I didn’t work but I think I’m in the minority on this) and your baby gets up a lot still. You two are in this together. If he says no or balks, I’d ask him why. I can’t think of a good reason unless he has medical reasons or that his job demands he sleep a certain amount of time uninterrupted. Good luck!! My husband helped me overnight while I was on maternity leave. I took the lead and did the majority but he definitely helped. I really appreciated it. I Same.... it really helps! DH helps with each diaper change and then goes back to sleep while I feed him. He's only up for a few minutes this way but I really feel less alone. |
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Post by pinkcat on Apr 27, 2018 19:48:21 GMT -6
Good evening! DH and I are drinking "margaritas" and watching House Hunters. We are living the life Making House Hunters a drinking game is a favorite Friday night activity over here! Drink every time they say open concept...or countertops... etc. 😝 |
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Post by helloerrbody on Apr 27, 2018 21:34:59 GMT -6
My husband helped me overnight while I was on maternity leave. I took the lead and did the majority but he definitely helped. I really appreciated it. I Same.... it really helps! DH helps with each diaper change and then goes back to sleep while I feed him. He's only up for a few minutes this way but I really feel less alone. Is your LO still pooping at night? I do not change diapers at night. I did for maybe the first 2 weeks since he was pooping throughout the night, but I stop changing them at night as soon as that stops. |
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Post by helloerrbody on Apr 27, 2018 21:37:17 GMT -6
DD had her physio consult this morning, and it went pretty well. We have some activities to do with her to reduce her time on her back, and we will be trying to reduce the time she spends in the car seat or other recumbent sleeping. Our children's hospital doesn't use helmets for flat headed essential due to a lack of good scientific data to back it up. I was really pleased with that, since I wasn't finding much to support their use at her age. Hopefully once she's not on her head as much, the angle on the back will round out. We will continue seeing the physiotherapist every month for reassessment. Glad it went well! Helmets are definitely the norm here, so I'm interested to know why it's different in different places. My nephew just got his - his head was reallllly bad (not just flat but also extremely crooked with his ears noticeably uneven from it). |
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Post by helloerrbody on Apr 27, 2018 21:37:56 GMT -6
Good evening! DH and I are drinking "margaritas" and watching House Hunters. We are living the life Making House Hunters a drinking game is a favorite Friday night activity over here! Drink every time they say open concept...or countertops... etc. 😝 That's a good idea lol! |
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Post by pippiann on Apr 27, 2018 22:49:02 GMT -6
My kid must know I have Mac and cheese in the oven and veuve in the fridge bc he’s refusing to go to sleep. Please oh please go to sleep child!
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Post by pinkcat on Apr 28, 2018 2:29:38 GMT -6
Same.... it really helps! DH helps with each diaper change and then goes back to sleep while I feed him. He's only up for a few minutes this way but I really feel less alone. Is your LO still pooping at night? I do not change diapers at night. I did for maybe the first 2 weeks since he was pooping throughout the night, but I stop changing them at night as soon as that stops. He is usually only up 1 time in the MOTN and he does still poop sometimes so we're in the habit of always changing at that wakeup. That is a great point...I think my FTM brain just assumed the diaper had to be changed at night. We could cut some of these changes out! |
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Post by sparky85 on Apr 28, 2018 4:13:05 GMT -6
DD had her physio consult this morning, and it went pretty well. We have some activities to do with her to reduce her time on her back, and we will be trying to reduce the time she spends in the car seat or other recumbent sleeping. Our children's hospital doesn't use helmets for flat headed essential due to a lack of good scientific data to back it up. I was really pleased with that, since I wasn't finding much to support their use at her age. Hopefully once she's not on her head as much, the angle on the back will round out. We will continue seeing the physiotherapist every month for reassessment. Glad it went well! Helmets are definitely the norm here, so I'm interested to know why it's different in different places. My nephew just got his - his head was reallllly bad (not just flat but also extremely crooked with his ears noticeably uneven from it). The physiotherapist said that they are much more common in the US than in Canada. |
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Post by easternshoregirl on Apr 28, 2018 4:47:44 GMT -6
Same.... it really helps! DH helps with each diaper change and then goes back to sleep while I feed him. He's only up for a few minutes this way but I really feel less alone. Is your LO still pooping at night? I do not change diapers at night. I did for maybe the first 2 weeks since he was pooping throughout the night, but I stop changing them at night as soon as that stops. My thoughts exactly! Get that baby some nighttime diapers! |
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Post by aprilz81 on Apr 28, 2018 8:44:24 GMT -6
I stopped changing diapers MOTN at about 3-4 weeks. The diaper changes made her scream so unless I thought she pooped or she was soaking wet I just left it until the morning.
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