TGIF!!!

[quinn]

I won't forget you all when I become a billionaire tonight 🙌😉

[quinn]

I have a dentist appointment today for a cleaning. The littles slept in this morning (7:30!) so I feel refreshed

[jules1614]

So glad for the weekend!!

I’m planning on taking the kids to a community Halloween party tomorrow after they get their flu shots. It’s from 10-1 so it’ll work perfectly to still allow for naps! 🤞🏻

[belle0720]

Yay Friday!!

A lot to do at work today, hopefully I can stay focused!

They're doing a pumpkin patch at the community center toddler pool tomorrow and then we're going to a Halloween event at a small local zoo. So lots of fun Halloween stuff going on!

[sarahandben108]

    WHY does my 4 year old insist on waking up before 5:00??????????? Between him and E, H and I are not getting much sleep. I'd like to get more than 4 hours a night.  

[pootsen]

Yo! I finally feel 100%. This last round of mastitis was a doozy. Good thing I’m quitting breastfeeding soon bc I do NOT want to go through that again. Just a normal work day here and DH is gone again for the weekend. We will probably hit up a couple of Halloween-y things tomorrow, hopefully the weather isn’t too cold/windy.

[pootsen]

We went to Costco last night and I asked DH if we could stop and buy a lotto ticket. He said “just give me the $2 and I’ll throw it out the window for you” 😒 so I’m not sharing with him at all if I win!

[jules1614]

Oct 19, 2018 8:08:20 GMT -6 sarahandben108 said:

    WHY does my 4 year old insist on waking up before 5:00??????????? Between him and E, H and I are not getting much sleep. I'd like to get more than 4 hours a night.  

Have you tried an okay to wake clock? We started my DS1 on it around 2 and I would say it works 90% of the time to at least convince him he has to go back into his room until the clock is green.

[jules1614]

Whoops- the Halloween party is actually Sunday. So tomorrow after flu shots maybe we will hit up chick fil a to kill some time!!

[quinn]

Oct 19, 2018 9:39:33 GMT -6 jules1614 said:

Oct 19, 2018 8:08:20 GMT -6 sarahandben108 said:

    WHY does my 4 year old insist on waking up before 5:00??????????? Between him and E, H and I are not getting much sleep. I'd like to get more than 4 hours a night.  

Have you tried an okay to wake clock? We started my DS1 on it around 2 and I would say it works 90% of the time to at least convince him he has to go back into his room until the clock is green.

I think I might get this for ds3. His usual wake up time is 5am

[sarahandben108]

Oct 19, 2018 9:39:33 GMT -6 jules1614 said:

Oct 19, 2018 8:08:20 GMT -6 sarahandben108 said:

    WHY does my 4 year old insist on waking up before 5:00??????????? Between him and E, H and I are not getting much sleep. I'd like to get more than 4 hours a night.  

Have you tried an okay to wake clock? We started my DS1 on it around 2 and I would say it works 90% of the time to at least convince him he has to go back into his room until the clock is green.

Yeah, I know about the clock.  Let me tell you, N wouldn't give a crap about the color.  He's so stinking stubborn. 

[sarahandben108]

Oh, and N would just go downstairs. Like, we've caught him playing in the living room at that time. It doesn't prevent him from getting up.

[grumpycat]

Oct 19, 2018 10:04:08 GMT -6 sarahandben108 said:

Oh, and N would just go downstairs. Like, we've caught him playing in the living room at that time. It doesn't prevent him from getting up.

My MIL was staying at our house like two months ago and she got up around 630am and went downstairs. She heard giggling ... Ds1 was sitting on the couch eating Fritos. We tried the ok to wake clock with him. It worked one time. Now it's just a fun night light 🤷 so I feel you on the child who gives no fucks front.

[jules1614]

Oct 19, 2018 10:04:08 GMT -6 sarahandben108 said:

Oh, and N would just go downstairs. Like, we've caught him playing in the living room at that time. It doesn't prevent him from getting up.

Oh man! Sorry. That is rough!!!!

[grumpycat]

So we have floor vents in the downstairs of our house for the heat/ac. Ds2 has started pulling them out of the floor. He especially likes to pull up the one in the bathroom while I'm pooping. I was really hoping I had dodged having two wild children, but apparently I was mistaken. At least I am semi prepared? He's very nap resistant today but I put a bunch of his stuffed animals in his crib so that will at least entertain him for 5 minutes (he stands up and throws them on to the floor 🙄). It actually sounds like he is quiet now so maybe he will decide to rest.

[roloma]

According to the daycare app, N hasn't had a wet diaper all day. He woke up SOAKED, like peed out all the way up his onesie to his neck, and I changed a wet one right before we left at 7:00am but he has been dry since then. They also hadn't updated that he had his bottle at noon. I called, and was reassured he had his noon bottle, but they couldn't tell me if he had water with his morning snack or not. I guess I am going to have to tell them that he needs water with his morning snack...I thought that would go without saying once we dropped the bottle. He did have some water this morning with breakfast at home, at least. Looks like we will be pushing nursing and water a lot this weekend.

I am afraid the teachers in his new room are not going to like me. I know there is an adjustment period but I feel like I have been super needy and complainy lately. What I am about to say is going to sound super snotty, but it is true so whatever...my kids have always been the favorite kid of the teachers in their daycare rooms. This is the first time we've been in a room where I definitely don't feel like he is the favorite and it's weird. I am trying to wrap my head around it and accept it. I just don't feel like he gets the sort of "extra" attention that I'm used to. Oh well, we'll make it through!

Hopefully he pees after his nap so I don't have to leave work early again.

[jules1614]

roloma are they recording changing dry diapers or have they not recorded any diaper changes?

How much water does he usually drink for snack time? If I were to assume, I would think not much or at least not enough to impact his hydration that drastically? But you know what happens when you assume 😉

The daycare apps are a blessing and a curse. I love the real time updates but it certainly adds a level of concern when things don’t seem to be going “normally.”

[roloma]

Oct 19, 2018 12:28:29 GMT -6 jules1614 said:

roloma are they recording changing dry diapers or have they not recorded any diaper changes?

How much water does he usually drink for snack time? If I were to assume, I would think not much or at least not enough to impact his hydration that drastically? But you know what happens when you assume 😉

The daycare apps are a blessing and a curse. I love the real time updates but it certainly adds a level of concern when things don’t seem to be going “normally.”

They are recording dry diapers.  They are checking every 2ish hours as is policy.  I don't know how much he drinks at snack time, he drinks several ounces in the morning with breakfast though.  I guess I just expected someone to let me know he hadn't had a wet diaper in like 5 hours. 


I have a very strong love/hate relationship with the app.  I am planning on picking up a bit early today so I'll be sure to mention that I am actually not crazy...I am just watching a little more closely since he is sick.  

[laurensc927]

Oct 19, 2018 7:21:39 GMT -6 quinn said:

I won't forget you all when I become a billionaire tonight 🙌😉

Lol my friend from work just text me to let me know she chipped in to the work pool for me

[laurensc927]

You know you're a mom when this excites you, that is a king sized bed all to myself for the night! I'm about to take a hot bath and use the face mask and eye patches quinn sent me for mother's day (perfect since my mom just told me I have bags under my eyes). Then I'm getting a blowout and getting ready for the wedding.

[roloma]

Update: he pooped and peed when he got up from his nap. I can rest easy. Except for convincing his teachers that I am actually not an insane person. That might be difficult.

Also, quinn, you're going to have to settle for being 1/2 of a billionaire, because I am winning that damn drawing. Assuming my H remembered to buy a ticket.

Enjoy laurensc927! I had the best sleep I have had in years when I was traveling a couple of weeks ago. A whole bed to myself was amazing.

[cdnfarmgirl]

Hey!
I took my oldest to a hockey game last night and left N with my MIL for 7 hours 😬😬. He does not take a bottle. He did great! I was so impressed. The world has opened up! I guess he can go longer than I gave him credit for. It also confirms my suspicion that he isn’t getting as much milk as I thought and fills up on solids. Which is exactly what happened with my daughter at this age. 😬 oh well. I’m still
Nursing as long as I can even if it’s just comfort.

[quinn]

Amazing laurensc927. Enjoy yourself!

[quinn]

Costumes have been purchased!

Ds1-white, pink and purple unicorn 🤣
Ds2-rick from rick & Morty
Ds3-Hotdog
Ds4-Wolf

We will go tomorrow to get our annual Halloween caricature done to put up on the stairway wall ✔

[thatgolfb]

Hello! I have been so bad about keeping up here. Im leaving work and picking up the girls, and hopefully H should be home when I get there. 🙌 he gets kid duty, I'm putting on a face mask and taking a bath. 6 days of solo parenting are almost done!

[sarahandben108]

That looks amazing laurensc927. Have an awesome time.