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Post by ArielMermaid on May 14, 2018 5:37:44 GMT -6
I AM PUMPED.
In other news Baby Mermaid has a Doctor’s Appointment today, I’m not excited. I think there are shots involved this time. Whomp whomp.
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Post by cornpop on May 14, 2018 6:10:26 GMT -6
Elle was up for an hour or so in the MOTN then woke up at 630. I need all the coffee.
My coworkers sent me a baby gift. It was a really cute basket of clothes and diapers rolled to look like flowers. I buy so much stuff that I really thought I bought it myself and just forgot! Haha.
Mother's day was a big disappointment for me yesterday. My H just cooked dinner which he should do more of anyway. And Em was grumpy all day. Basically Elle was the only person I liked yesterday.
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Post by snowmoon on May 14, 2018 6:19:20 GMT -6
I had a bummer of a mother's day too. I just wanted brunch and didn't even get that. I did get to paint my nails though.
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Post by stardust84 on May 14, 2018 7:12:40 GMT -6
My mother's day wasn't great either. It was basically any other Sunday but DS1 decided to have a few more meltdowns than normal. I did have champagne though which made it slightly better.
Sorry to everyone that didn't have their MD expectations met.
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Post by mrsmonogrammed on May 14, 2018 7:53:58 GMT -6
We have Owen’s 1 month appointment this morning, I’m anxious to see how much he weighs, I notice he’s starting to chunk up😊
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Post by leatherpants on May 14, 2018 8:21:11 GMT -6
I got cast iron skillets for MD which I’m actually really pumped about. And my parents fed me very well all weekend so that was pretty great. Not that my life revolves around food or anything...
Only 3 more sleeps until we get the tongue tie fixed and I get a magical unicorn baby after that. That’s how it works right?!
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Post by alwayscheese on May 14, 2018 9:42:28 GMT -6
I got cast iron skillets for MD which I’m actually really pumped about. And my parents fed me very well all weekend so that was pretty great. Not that my life revolves around food or anything... Only 3 more sleeps until we get the tongue tie fixed and I get a magical unicorn baby after that. That’s how it works right?! I hope so! 😄 I am learning to really like my cast iron skillet. I need a large one though. |
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on May 14, 2018 10:11:15 GMT -6
I got cast iron skillets for MD which I’m actually really pumped about. And my parents fed me very well all weekend so that was pretty great. Not that my life revolves around food or anything... Only 3 more sleeps until we get the tongue tie fixed and I get a magical unicorn baby after that. That’s how it works right?! Goodness, I hope so! ...and good food is the be all, end all IMHO. I did just start going through the Monday motivational thread on GD tho and I’m almosttttt ready to start being healthy again. |
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Post by clementine on May 14, 2018 13:22:21 GMT -6
Weekend is over, Dad is back to work, and we are back to crappy short naps. I do not get it. And it sucks. I’ve tried putting him down awake, drowsy, and dead asleep. 5 min later... awake and fussing. And staring right up at the camera like he knows I’m watching him.
It’s nice today so at least we got out for a walk. There is a chance of storms every day for the next week. Blah.
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Post by mintyblueair on May 14, 2018 13:31:13 GMT -6
Weekend is over, Dad is back to work, and we are back to crappy short naps. I do not get it. And it sucks. I’ve tried putting him down awake, drowsy, and dead asleep. 5 min later... awake and fussing. And staring right up at the camera like he knows I’m watching him. It’s nice today so at least we got out for a walk. There is a chance of storms every day for the next week. Blah. Have you tried adjusting his wake time at all? |
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Post by ArielMermaid on May 14, 2018 13:49:16 GMT -6
Baby Mermaid had her one month appointment today but for some reason they scheduled us a week early for it and she couldn’t get her Hep B shot yet. So I have to haul her back next week to do that. I’m not pleased.
Otherwise everything was great and she and I are both very tired. Toddler Mermaid gives not a fuck about that though.
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Post by clementine on May 14, 2018 14:08:02 GMT -6
Weekend is over, Dad is back to work, and we are back to crappy short naps. I do not get it. And it sucks. I’ve tried putting him down awake, drowsy, and dead asleep. 5 min later... awake and fussing. And staring right up at the camera like he knows I’m watching him. It’s nice today so at least we got out for a walk. There is a chance of storms every day for the next week. Blah. Have you tried adjusting his wake time at all? I can’t really figure out good wakes times for him. I feel like I’m always either trying to put him down for naps too early or too late. But he’ll be fussy and act tired with around 1-2 hour wake times. Falling asleep in his crib varies, but typically only naps for 30 min. |
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Post by nevertoomanyshoes on May 14, 2018 15:42:12 GMT -6
clementine us too. He’ll take a decent nap in the car seat/stroller or on me but if I dare put him in the bassinet it’s a cat nap. My oldest was the same until he went down to one nap and even then it was only an hour at best.
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Post by clementine on May 14, 2018 16:00:10 GMT -6
clementine us too. He’ll take a decent nap in the car seat/stroller or on me but if I dare put him in the bassinet it’s a cat nap. My oldest was the same until he went down to one nap and even then it was only an hour at best. I can’t decide how I should work on establishing some better naps. I go back to work on Thursday and he’ll be in daycare M-Th 7:15-6. So he’ll have 4 days of naps there and 3 days of naps at home, and I know will be hard to stay consistent between the two places. He’ll nap really well in the swing, but that’s not really an option at dc, so I don’t want to get him used to that at home and set him up for terrible naps at dc. I’m also not sure how well they’ll stick to wake times and how much soothing/help they’ll be able to give him to get him down for a nap. I guess we’ll give it a few weeks and see how things go. |
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Post by auri on May 14, 2018 16:10:26 GMT -6
I was getting ready to leave for band practice tonight and DH looks at me and asked if I was going to change my shirt. I look down and J had spit up on me and left spots of baby slobber. I am currently waiting on another shirt to finish drying so I can go. Babies are almost as glamorous as being pregnant.
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Post by auri on May 14, 2018 16:14:44 GMT -6
clementine, I’m sorry your having trouble with naps too. I hope these babies figure out how to sleep soon.
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Post by ArielMermaid on May 14, 2018 16:26:19 GMT -6
MH decided to tell me five minutes before he got home that he is going to his brothers tonight to help him do something. That’s fine. I’m fine. I don’t need a break ever. I’m sure he will be late to do his one task (bedtime) and I’ll be stuck parenting even longer than usual.
I hate having stuff like this sprung on me. I had no time to mentally prepare to solo parent. I was counting the minutes until he bailed me out. 😭
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Post by nevertoomanyshoes on May 14, 2018 16:30:05 GMT -6
ArielMermaid sorry about your appointment that is super annoying. And your toddler. Get it together toddler mermaid, mama needs a rest! ETA: just saw your update. Mermaid husband really needs to get it together! No to random helping others right now.
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Post by nevertoomanyshoes on May 14, 2018 16:31:28 GMT -6
clementine us too. He’ll take a decent nap in the car seat/stroller or on me but if I dare put him in the bassinet it’s a cat nap. My oldest was the same until he went down to one nap and even then it was only an hour at best. I can’t decide how I should work on establishing some better naps. I go back to work on Thursday and he’ll be in daycare M-Th 7:15-6. So he’ll have 4 days of naps there and 3 days of naps at home, and I know will be hard to stay consistent between the two places. He’ll nap really well in the swing, but that’s not really an option at dc, so I don’t want to get him used to that at home and set him up for terrible naps at dc. I’m also not sure how well they’ll stick to wake times and how much soothing/help they’ll be able to give him to get him down for a nap. I guess we’ll give it a few weeks and see how things go. Honestly daycare is magic. Let them deal with it then do what they do re: times at home. They’ll have it sorted. |
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Post by ArielMermaid on May 14, 2018 16:31:49 GMT -6
I complain a lot.
I’m allowing all the screen time tonight. Hello Boss Baby.
I’m binging ice cream after bedtime.
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Post by snowmoon on May 14, 2018 16:50:51 GMT -6
I would really like a drink and right now.
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Post by alwayscheese on May 14, 2018 17:31:07 GMT -6
clementine nevertoomanyshoes do you know how many total hours off sleep your LOs are getting in 24 hrs? I was stressing about DSs short naps so I started tracking his sleep and the amount isn't too abnormal(according to Google) so I decided to just let him koko as long as he's happy. It works well, though I want to get a better schedule so his last feed and bedtime always come out right. People say babies make their own schedule but what if you're out of the house a lot? I guess I should look and see if he's been consistent even when we're gone.
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Post by snowmoon on May 14, 2018 17:35:18 GMT -6
I would really like a drink and right now. That was supposed to be a drink and a nap. Apparently I need it. |
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Post by clementine on May 14, 2018 17:59:35 GMT -6
I complain a lot. I’m allowing all the screen time tonight. Hello Boss Baby. I’m binging ice cream after bedtime. I’m also counting down the hours until ice cream. We have literally no room in our freezer bc of breastmilk and other food, but you better believe I made room for ice cream. |
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Post by calendula on May 14, 2018 18:22:24 GMT -6
I'm an elected official in my town and tonight our town meeting starts. Typically goes until midnight and continues every few nights for 4-5 nights. I'm sitting here trying not to fall asleep and we aren't even an hour in. The local public access camera is broadcasting right in front of me lol 😂😂😂 so there's no sly snoozing allowed. Shoot me
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Post by clementine on May 14, 2018 18:26:52 GMT -6
alwayscheese I should probably track that a little closer. He usually gets 10 or so hours per night. And then typically 4-5 half hour naps, so around 12-13 hours per day. Precious Little Sleep website tells me 12-14 hours per day is typical for 3-6 months and L will be 3 months in about a week, so I guess we’re on track. He usually sleeps til 7:30-8 in the mornings, but that will change once I go back to work because I’ll have to get him up around 6:30. I wonder if that will push his bedtime up eventually. Too many what ifs. I don’t do well with what ifs and wait and see.
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Post by nevertoomanyshoes on May 14, 2018 18:49:30 GMT -6
alwayscheese I should do that. He’s getting a good stretch at night, but he is clearly overtired by bedtime from not getting enough good day sleep. I just ordered a zippadee zip swaddle suit, he’s waking up when I go to swaddle him after a feed so maybe that will help as he can be in it while I feed. I wanted one with DS1 but they didn’t ship here then. If it helps they can take allllll my monies!
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Post by ArielMermaid on May 14, 2018 18:50:14 GMT -6
I'm an elected official in my town and tonight our town meeting starts. Typically goes until midnight and continues every few nights for 4-5 nights. I'm sitting here trying not to fall asleep and we aren't even an hour in. The local public access camera is broadcasting right in front of me lol 😂😂😂 so there's no sly snoozing allowed. Shoot me Omg Ts&Ps! I’d never make it. |
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Post by ArielMermaid on May 14, 2018 19:25:57 GMT -6
My gosh the baby is covering us both in spit up repeatedly tonight. Her bed, my bed, both of us. Unusual for her.
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Post by sweetc129 on May 14, 2018 19:40:03 GMT -6
I'm an elected official in my town and tonight our town meeting starts. Typically goes until midnight and continues every few nights for 4-5 nights. I'm sitting here trying not to fall asleep and we aren't even an hour in. The local public access camera is broadcasting right in front of me lol 😂😂😂 so there's no sly snoozing allowed. Shoot me is this you? Good Luck  |
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