Typical Tuesday

[danvers]

... or not. What’s everyone up to this Tuesday? Anything atypical for your schedule? 😁

[danvers]

H is at a mtg all day so it’s me and the girls. DD1 is watching Dora while playing dollhouse and DD2 is crawling through big sister’s toys and making her crazy. Sisterly love at its finest. Just cleaning and laundry today. We might take my Amazon Prime purchases into my classroom and play there if the girls start at each other too much.

[cythe]

Off to the DMV and insurance agent today since Virginia finally sent in my car title.

Speaking of, my morning can be summed up with the following conversation with my H. Ahem.

"We need to find the titles so we can do insurance today.

5 minutes later

H - I can't find the Cythe car title. I looked on the table.
Me - did you find the H car title?
H - no

I go to the table and move 1 thing. Suddenly, a wild cythe car title appears. I turn around and H's title is literally sitting in plain view on his computer desk - directly in front of his keyboard.

Me - ...
H - ...
H- guess were done!"

[Taitai]

cythe Why can men never find anything?? Why do they not see the messes they make either? These are questions I want answers to.

[curmudgeon]

Just nodding in agreement to the H thing and feeling sort of relieved it’s not just mine who does this.

[Taitai]

duskymonkey Okay - we had some good food today! We went to Din Tai Fung - ahhh, it was so good. Xiao long bao, this seaweed/bean sprout/chili/bean curd salad (pic below), kailan (sautéed chinese broccoli), red bean paste baos, steamed pumpkin/yam dumplings, these chinese layer cakes (not sure what was in them, but they were so good - pic below), and of course steamed custard lava egg baos. I just love those. That place definitely is Michelin star worthy - and not too expensive.

I also had roti and some vegetarian Indian curry stuff for dinner.

Wo bao le! (I’m stuffed!)

[curmudgeon]

I don’t know what I was thinking, but I agreed to let DS1 stay home with me today while I work. I have a meeting in 20 min and he is bouncing off the walls already. I’m hoping to put a movie on for him since the city has issued a heat advisory and recommends staying indoors.

[curmudgeon]

Taitai everything you listed sounds delicious! Yummm

[bootsorhearts1]

I’m a mess. The baby was up 3 times last night and bled me dry each time. I’d say it was her belly hurting from the fish sticks she accidentally got that have milk (why do we have to put milk in fish sticks FFS?) but she drank so much, maybe it’s just a growth spurt. Yesterday she was eating all the things. At lunch she ate 2 whole fish sticks, a bunch of watermelon, half a pouch and then put some milk on top of it.

I’m a zombie at work. I’m was too tired I even eat breakfast, I’m just sipping coffee and waiting for it to kick in.

[thatgirlrachel]

We leave for a beach vacation with my mom on Friday and I've lost all motivation at work until then.

DS has started this weird coughing deal. When he's eating (the same foods he always has) he gets into these coughing fits and can't stop. It's almost like if I swallow some water the wrong way and it "goes down the wrong pipe" - that type of coughing. I know he's not choking on food, so maybe some extra drool is getting him choked up? And it's also way worse in the morning for whatever reason. I'm not sure but I'll be glad when he's over it and quits scaring the hell outta me.

[August Blooms]

danvers What kind of dollhouse do you have? DD1 really enjoys the one at daycare, we have the FP little people one but I’m thinking of an upgrade.

bootsorhearts1 Sorry if I missed this but did your DD get diagnosed with an allergy? I’m taking both kids to the doctor because DD1 is having problems with dairy and DD2 with eggs.

Taitai I’ll take one of each.

[August Blooms]

Jul 24, 2018 6:52:35 GMT -6 Taitai said:

cythe Why can men never find anything?? Why do they not see the messes they make either? These are questions I want answers to.

I feel like science needs to study this phenomenon. I need to know why men are incapable of these things.

[August Blooms]

Typical Tuesday here, DD1 is driving us nuts, the talking back, not listening and general attitude has me unable to deal. Oh she’s also not going to the bathroom seemingly on purpose because she will go at daycare. Is this what 3 will be like? My parenting toolbox is missing the tools to deal with this. It’s so frustrating because I’m loosing my cool which isn’t helping things.

[bootsorhearts1]

August Blooms we go through phases like that with DS, he will be 5 in November. I think partly they are leaning to test limits. Like, how much can I get away with before I get in trouble? I find it helps to not use negatives (ha!) so instead of ‘don’t hit your sister’ (which he seems to hear as ‘hit my sister’ we redirect, like ‘go play in the other room’.

Yes she is dairy intolerant. When she was around 3 months she was super fussy, gassy and constipated as well as having a permanent runny nose. All that stopped within hours of me stopping dairy. It was crazy. And the few times we have slipped up and she or I have had dairy she was up all night tooting and crying. Though lately I find she can both handle small amounts so maybe maybe she is getting over it which they do. Intolerance is easier to manage than a true allergy as they do tend to grow out of it and it doesn’t get more severe over time like an allergy could.

[doodlemommy]

DD is at a play date with my ILs today and then we are going to a food festival tonight with my family! So I dropped DD off and drove DH to work, later I will pick everyone back up and we will go eat tasty food! Going to work out now while DS naps and then hoping to get some laundry folded and diapers stuffed while he plays

[curmudgeon]

I sent DS next door to play with his cousins. Finally, peace & quiet.

I need a date night. We haven’t gone out alone since my bday in June.

[duskymonkey]

Jul 24, 2018 7:04:13 GMT -6 curmudgeon said:

Just nodding in agreement to the H thing and feeling sort of relieved it’s not just mine who does this.

It's definitely a male thing. Even DS can't seem to find his toys which are right under his nose. So frustrating when I have to go get/find stuff for hubs. I am like OPEN YOUR EYES & LOOK! SaveSave

[duskymonkey]

August Blooms , how long has your DD been potty trained? We did everything we could think of and last resort was punishing him by putting toys in his misbehaviour box which we really didn't want to do. He can earn them back for listening, staying dry, peeing in potty etc. ....he knows how to poop in the potty though so I am perplexed...like never pooped in his pants since 20 months - he just turned 4. It only worked for a little bit cos he has a ton of other toys. Anyways one day I noticed that he would come running to me and tell me almost jeeringly "Mommy I am wet" and dash off to potty like he wanted my attention cos I usually would get mad and tell him to go potty. Instead I just looked at him and told him ok...you know what to do and both hubs and I just didn't make anything of it. No scolding, no reaction from us and that worked! Like bootsorhearts1 said, they're testing limits.

[duskymonkey]

Jul 24, 2018 7:04:32 GMT -6 Taitai said:

duskymonkey Okay - we had some good food today! We went to Din Tai Fung - ahhh, it was so good. Xiao long bao, this seaweed/bean sprout/chili/bean curd salad (pic below), kailan (sautéed chinese broccoli), red bean paste baos, steamed pumpkin/yam dumplings, these chinese layer cakes (not sure what was in them, but they were so good - pic below), and of course steamed custard lava egg baos. I just love those. That place definitely is Michelin star worthy - and not too expensive.

I also had roti and some vegetarian Indian curry stuff for dinner.

Wo bao le! (I’m stuffed!)

I am phantom eating all of these now!SaveSave

[duskymonkey]

bootsorhearts1, I'll join you. lil fella woke up at 230am and had a diaper full of poop! Seriously he's stopped MOTN poops like months ago! WTF!

[duskymonkey]

Follow up with the last post above. So lil fella has been pooping a ton like he's pooping like a newborn and this has been going on for the past week now. He typically poops 3-6x a day pre solid and when he started solids it was averaging 1-3 a day. The only change in his diet is that he's exclusively drinking my milk - 2oz supplement formula before bed and 3oz total a day with his meals - so 5oz formula per day. When we started solids, I started working and he was getting supplemented with formula during the day. Another thing also is I started him on animal protein 2x a day and his overall solid consumption has definitely increased too. Last couple of nights he pooped MOTN and he hasn't done this since 4-5 months? he's pooping so much that he wakes up from his naps due to poop so naps are just crappy. Also I started giving him baby puffs to eat. Not many though, just a handful after meals to keep him occupied in his chair while I clean up. Any thoughts about this?
ETA. He has been pooping min 8x a day.

[duskymonkey]

Jul 24, 2018 9:04:16 GMT -6 August Blooms said:

Typical Tuesday here, DD1 is driving us nuts, the talking back, not listening and general attitude has me unable to deal. Oh she’s also not going to the bathroom seemingly on purpose because she will go at daycare. Is this what 3 will be like? My parenting toolbox is missing the tools to deal with this. It’s so frustrating because I’m loosing my cool which isn’t helping things.

Big hugs...I've lost my cool with DS many times and have resorted to sending him to his room screaming and crying because he won't sit still for time outs anymore. You're not alone, we've been dealing with this ever since right around when DS turned 3 and I feel it's just increased at the arrival of baby. It's just so hard with the talking back and not listening but like bootsorhearts1, said it's a phase and hope its a short one for you then we may get a reprieve until they become teenagers! OY!SaveSave

[duskymonkey]

Taitai, serikaya is def one of my favs...they also come in just white ( sticky rice bottom ) and green ( pandan - screw pine leaves ) custard but authentic nyonya is the image I posted. Peranakans are well known for being fastidious about food prep and just about everything. Likely where I get my OCD from hah!. I remember my aunt would always correct me when I am prepping food...eveything has to be precisely cut a certain size and a certain way...she always complained that my mom wasn't precise enough. Also another off topic matter is that practically all peranakan homes are spic and span which is what my mom tells me and one can tell it's a peranakan house just by looking at it from the outside lol! and she is quite right about that.
Too funny about your nanny! Yeah...no to Thai food outside of Thailand! It's hard for us to relate...I live by "When in Rome, do what the Roman's do" There are so many similar tasting dishes though....many fried noodles I think are similar and curry laksa or actually Penang laksa she certainly would like and close to her taste buds. I recalled one of our family friends complaining when they travelled to Europe with their family and all they wanted to eat was Chinese food! WTF seriously you're in Italy and all you want to bloody eat is Chinese food...they never travelled again with their family.
Well sounds like despite DS' antics you're having a good time. Tell us more about all the exotic exciting adventures because we want to know...at least I do

[danvers]

Jul 24, 2018 9:04:16 GMT -6 August Blooms said:

Typical Tuesday here, DD1 is driving us nuts, the talking back, not listening and general attitude has me unable to deal. Oh she’s also not going to the bathroom seemingly on purpose because she will go at daycare. Is this what 3 will be like? My parenting toolbox is missing the tools to deal with this. It’s so frustrating because I’m loosing my cool which isn’t helping things.

3 has thrown me for a loop. DD1 was practically perfect as a 2 yr. I know people talked about "three-nagers" but I was super confident in my parenting since obviously I did so great with the twos ::sarcasm:: Anyway, 3 has really kicked us over her. At 9:00am I am sweet Daniel Tiger Momma singing our way through feelings and by lunch I am threatening for no stories ever again and "think time" (time-out) forever. Someone told me 4/4.5 is a turning point...

[danvers]

August Blooms, DD1's dollhouse is a "Fisher Price Loving Family" one. We got it through some friends. I think they were super popular in the 90s and early 2000s because we see them on FB marketplace all the time but Fisher Price really doesn't make these dollhouses or the people/furniture anymore. We have been able to get some extras for it off Amazon and eBay because DD1 will play with this thing for hours. Hours.

I am actually watching FB now to see if any of these pop up in the near future in our price range because I want one on hand for DD2. H thinks I'm nuts and that the girls can "just share". I'm not sure what planet H is from if he thinks two sisters will play quietly together without a squabble (who will get the car? who will get the baby or mommy? who will get the puppy?). At $30 or so it seems like a worthwhile investment to our sanity...

[thatgirlrachel]

Jul 24, 2018 10:12:59 GMT -6 curmudgeon said:

I sent DS next door to play with his cousins. Finally, peace & quiet.

I need a date night. We haven’t gone out alone since my bday in June.

Same, girl, same.

[bootsorhearts1]

It’s 1130 and I’ve already been up twice with her. Ahhhhh make it stop. Is it teething? Growth spurt? Whatever it is fuck this shit. I’m tired.

[trinitrotoluene]

danvers, girl, you know my life. My boy was an angelic perfect 2 year old. Like yeah, he would occasionally fight bedtime, or something, but time outs were like a once or twice a week thing, not a daily, or multiple times daily thing. Then he gave up naps and things have slowly gotten harder. Now he's been 3 for about a week, and I'm ready to sell from to the circus by the time the baby's second nap comes around every day. He is still super great and sweet when the baby is sleeping so I'm sure it is an attention thing.

[August Blooms]

bootsorhearts1 I hope both my kids just have intolerances and not allergies. It seems that way so far, we are seeing the doctor today for an opinion.

duskymonkey We’ve been working on it for a year, took a break after Baby was born but have been full on again since April. Now that I’ve thought about it, it does seem like a control/attention thing. Yesterday went better but still wasn’t great.

danvers Yes, we are twins! 2 wasn’t as bad, but 3 has been soooo challenging. I generally don’t lose my cool but it’s been happening more often. I think that’s the dollhouse that my step sister left at my moms house... she really likes playing with it when we are over there.