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Post by yellowcat on Oct 27, 2019 18:31:50 GMT -6
Sorry everyone but I can't keep up with long threads! How is everyone? We did all our Halloween stuff this weekend. All the events we went to had free pumpkins I have no idea what to do with them all we have 9!
And I refused to wear his costume BUT he finally went in a bounce house so win?
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Post by addymac on Oct 27, 2019 23:36:57 GMT -6
N went in a bounce house and freaked the fuck out lol. I think there were too many kids that were 3-5 so lots of bouncing and he couldn’t stand up so he just was crawling and crying. I couldn’t stop laughing and DH has to go rescue him. I got an amazing picture. I’m a terrible mother. Lol
He’s Elmo bc the fire truck is too cumbersome to keep on him. I got him a 3t costume but the dang head part is too small- it won’t close under his chin - it’s Velcro and keeps popping open so it keeps falling off his head when he takes off running. Oh well. We will see if he lets us put it back on him this week. He wore it Friday night but when DH tried to dress him in it on Saturday he refused. 🤨😏
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 28, 2019 21:39:55 GMT -6
Hi! M was a GD demon going to bed tonite. I decided to just turn the crib back around since she has been relatively behaving and not climbing out at night, Lol no, she must have decided that was too enticing because she just kept climbing out and refusing to go to bed screaming and crying. She wants to just sit in a fucking chair and fall asleep on me. I thought it was a regression but it’s been going on longer than that, like probably since late August ugh! She finally gave up after I walked to her room and put her in her bed eleventy times. She finally fell asleep at 10:40??!! I’m sure the night ahead will be fun.
Oh and she didn’t nap all weekend and bedtime was much easier than tonite and she napped today 😫 ::cries hysterically, bye bye naps::
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 28, 2019 21:41:01 GMT -6
Also sorry to just bust in with that huge rant. I hope y’all are doing well!
I’m............clearly not lol
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Post by addymac on Oct 29, 2019 9:09:43 GMT -6
jt2378, UGH i'm sorry. I feel your pain. Time to turn the crib BACK around, I guess. She did ok with it that way? How did the rest of the night go? N's clingy-ness is NEXT FUCKING LEVEL. Like, I'm worried something is wrong with him because this is SO CLINGY. Like DH can't even calm him down, he just grabs onto me and wraps his arms and legs with a death grip if I'm trying to leave somewhere without him. I don't even know. I know separation anxiety is a thing, but this seems so fucking excessive to me.
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Post by addymac on Oct 29, 2019 9:12:21 GMT -6
Last night I went out to dinner with some of my girlfriends and i had SUCH a good time, it was SO nice to be just me. And to go somewhere nice and eat at a leisurely pace. Sometimes I really miss being able to go out more often.
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Post by yellowcat on Oct 29, 2019 9:39:04 GMT -6
Sorry everyone but I can't keep up with long threads! How is everyone? We did all our Halloween stuff this weekend. All the events we went to had free pumpkins I have no idea what to do with them all we have 9! And I refused to wear his costume BUT he finally went in a bounce house so win? Us too! If I knew all the events would include pumpkins we wouldn't have gone pumpkin picking.
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Post by yellowcat on Oct 29, 2019 9:42:00 GMT -6
N went in a bounce house and freaked the fuck out lol. I think there were too many kids that were 3-5 so lots of bouncing and he couldn’t stand up so he just was crawling and crying. I couldn’t stop laughing and DH has to go rescue him. I got an amazing picture. I’m a terrible mother. Lol He’s Elmo bc the fire truck is too cumbersome to keep on him. I got him a 3t costume but the dang head part is too small- it won’t close under his chin - it’s Velcro and keeps popping open so it keeps falling off his head when he takes off running. Oh well. We will see if he lets us put it back on him this week. He wore it Friday night but when DH tried to dress him in it on Saturday he refused. 🤨😏 J lost his shit in the bounce house too. Then he realized there was a slide and became the bully pushing all the big kids out of his way. And he refused to wear his costume.
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 29, 2019 9:49:28 GMT -6
Last night I went out to dinner with some of my girlfriends and i had SUCH a good time, it was SO nice to be just me. And to go somewhere nice and eat at a leisurely pace. Sometimes I really miss being able to go out more often. I know girl, I hear you so much. I’m so glad you had a good time 😊 Also I hear you on being so clingy. I know you aren’t supposed to compare kids because they are all different, blah blah blah but D1 was absolutely nothing like this. This is all new to me and feels OTT excessive to me too. So all that to say you are not alone
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 29, 2019 9:50:37 GMT -6
Also sorry to just bust in with that huge rant. I hope y’all are doing well! I’m............clearly not lol I’m sorry! Ugh, sleep issues are really the worst. Is it possible for you to get a sleep consult? Thanks, I don’t know yet. She was always a decent sleeper up until the last couple months so that seems drastic for my situation but maybe if it continues.
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 29, 2019 9:52:02 GMT -6
I didn’t finish answering you addymac, she was a pain for awhile but finally gave up at 10:40. She had her morning wake up at 5:30 like fucking clockwork but did go back down till like 7:45 but in my bed so ugh!
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 29, 2019 10:48:08 GMT -6
Speaking of sleep consultant, isn’t your appointment tomorrow?? addymac
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Post by addymac on Oct 29, 2019 11:33:08 GMT -6
I didn’t finish answering you addymac , she was a pain for awhile but finally gave up at 10:40. She had her morning wake up at 5:30 like fucking clockwork but did go back down till like 7:45 but in my bed so ugh! Ah, well I'm glad she gave you a decent stretch. N was up at 11:50 last night sigh. But he didn't want to come to our bed so I ended up on the futon with him and I passed out until he woke up at 5:30. He then wanted to go to our bed but then he never fell back asleep, just dozed until I tried to sneak out of bed, so he freaked the fuck out when I had to get up and get ready for work.
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Post by addymac on Oct 29, 2019 11:35:10 GMT -6
Speaking of sleep consultant, isn’t your appointment tomorrow?? addymac Yes! I made a sleep log for the last week, and printed out the email we sent the pediatrician because it had in depth this is what we've done for sleep since we started sleep training in 2018 LOLSOB. I hope it goes well. My nanny was cranky AF this morning. I was like ugh. I know it sucks to walk into a kid crying but DH said he calmed down pretty quickly after I left and DH did as much as he could so he was happy and waving bye to him when HE left (WHY CAN'T I GET THAT?!?!) so I wanna be like RELAX lady!
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 29, 2019 11:38:32 GMT -6
Speaking of sleep consultant, isn’t your appointment tomorrow?? addymac Yes! I made a sleep log for the last week, and printed out the email we sent the pediatrician because it had in depth this is what we've done for sleep since we started sleep training in 2018 LOLSOB. I hope it goes well. My nanny was cranky AF this morning. I was like ugh. I know it sucks to walk into a kid crying but DH said he calmed down pretty quickly after I left and DH did as much as he could so he was happy and waving bye to him when HE left (WHY CAN'T I GET THAT?!?!) so I wanna be like RELAX lady! Ahhhh I'm so glad it got moved to tomorrow. I'm so sorry for all you have been through with sleep hell. I hope you get some really good tips and a solid plan in place. I know I have bitched about it before but sleep shit is my absolute least favorite thing about parenting. It is so depleting and exhausting! I hope you guys are on the road to better days ahead and more zzzzzzz. Sorry about cranky nanny too, UGHHHHH. Don't you feel like saying, "hey, at least you get to go home and get some decent sleep lady!" LOL 🤣
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 29, 2019 11:39:38 GMT -6
I didn’t finish answering you addymac , she was a pain for awhile but finally gave up at 10:40. She had her morning wake up at 5:30 like fucking clockwork but did go back down till like 7:45 but in my bed so ugh! Ah, well I'm glad she gave you a decent stretch. N was up at 11:50 last night sigh. But he didn't want to come to our bed so I ended up on the futon with him and I passed out until he woke up at 5:30. He then wanted to go to our bed but then he never fell back asleep, just dozed until I tried to sneak out of bed, so he freaked the fuck out when I had to get up and get ready for work. Like why do they not want to sleep?? I'm considering just saying screw it and don't even attempt a nap today and pray tonite goes better, lol
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Post by addymac on Oct 29, 2019 11:43:52 GMT -6
Yes! I made a sleep log for the last week, and printed out the email we sent the pediatrician because it had in depth this is what we've done for sleep since we started sleep training in 2018 LOLSOB. I hope it goes well. My nanny was cranky AF this morning. I was like ugh. I know it sucks to walk into a kid crying but DH said he calmed down pretty quickly after I left and DH did as much as he could so he was happy and waving bye to him when HE left (WHY CAN'T I GET THAT?!?!) so I wanna be like RELAX lady! Ahhhh I'm so glad it got moved to tomorrow. I'm so sorry for all you have been through with sleep hell. I hope you get some really good tips and a solid plan in place. I know I have bitched about it before but sleep shit is my absolute least favorite thing about parenting. It is so depleting and exhausting! I hope you guys are on the road to better days ahead and more zzzzzzz. Sorry about cranky nanny too, UGHHHHH. Don't you feel like saying, "hey, at least you get to go home and get some decent sleep lady!" LOL 🤣 OMG RIGHT. like sometimes when she "scolds" me (like my mom would, bc some days I seriously feel like I hired my mom which i love/hate), I just wanna be like LADY I DIDN'T GET ANY FUCKING SLEEP, OF COURSE YOU HAVE MORE ENERGY THAN ME AND YOU ARE TWICE MY AGE OMFG" but really I just smile and say, "ok, I'll try that next time" and ::eyeroll:: lol and yes. finally having DH being friends with the dr paid off!! I really hope we get started on a plan b/c I am just DONE. Like every day that I am off, I struggle to get things done around the house because I just need to nap during naptime because I'm so dang tired!!
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Post by pennylane on Oct 29, 2019 19:57:52 GMT -6
Yeah I’m dealing with a shitty sleeper too... which wasn’t too much of an issue until recently. Last night I fell asleep in her bed before she even fell asleep (I was laying with her since she was fighting bedtime so bad). But I didn’t even realize I fell asleep there until she woke up the first of many times. Oops.
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Post by addymac on Oct 29, 2019 21:28:03 GMT -6
Yeah I’m dealing with a shitty sleeper too... which wasn’t too much of an issue until recently. Last night I fell asleep in her bed before she even fell asleep (I was laying with her since she was fighting bedtime so bad). But I didn’t even realize I fell asleep there until she woke up the first of many times. Oops. Honestly at this point, I don’t even care if I fall asleep before him bc he won’t get off the futon or out of our bed if I’m there. So I just tell DH to come wake me up once he’s asleep and I get an extra nap. Sorry you have a shit sleeper too. I am SO SO SO tired of my coworkers telling me I need to have another kid. Like gtfo. And even when I’m like nah. They’re like you MUST. so now I just say “well considering we’re going to see a sleep specialist soon, I’m good with one.” And then they say “oh that just means your next kid will be a great sleeper!” Like. Wut. Gtfo. There’s no guarantee! And just stfu. God damn.
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 30, 2019 6:11:25 GMT -6
Yeah I’m dealing with a shitty sleeper too... which wasn’t too much of an issue until recently. Last night I fell asleep in her bed before she even fell asleep (I was laying with her since she was fighting bedtime so bad). But I didn’t even realize I fell asleep there until she woke up the first of many times. Oops. Honestly at this point, I don’t even care if I fall asleep before him bc he won’t get off the futon or out of our bed if I’m there. So I just tell DH to come wake me up once he’s asleep and I get an extra nap. Sorry you have a shit sleeper too. I am SO SO SO tired of my coworkers telling me I need to have another kid. Like gtfo. And even when I’m like nah. They’re like you MUST. so now I just say “well considering we’re going to see a sleep specialist soon, I’m good with one.” And then they say “oh that just means your next kid will be a great sleeper!” Like. Wut. Gtfo. There’s no guarantee! And just stfu. God damn. Like WTF is with people? I never understood why nosey people think it’s ok to say what YOU should do regarding your family and situation. They don’t know your life and it can be a really insensitive thing to say. Sorry you are dealing with it 😡
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Post by addymac on Oct 30, 2019 8:28:52 GMT -6
Honestly at this point, I don’t even care if I fall asleep before him bc he won’t get off the futon or out of our bed if I’m there. So I just tell DH to come wake me up once he’s asleep and I get an extra nap. Sorry you have a shit sleeper too. I am SO SO SO tired of my coworkers telling me I need to have another kid. Like gtfo. And even when I’m like nah. They’re like you MUST. so now I just say “well considering we’re going to see a sleep specialist soon, I’m good with one.” And then they say “oh that just means your next kid will be a great sleeper!” Like. Wut. Gtfo. There’s no guarantee! And just stfu. God damn. Like WTF is with people? I never understood why nosey people think it’s ok to say what YOU should do regarding your family and situation. They don’t know your life and it can be a really insensitive thing to say. Sorry you are dealing with it 😡 SERIOUSLY!! Like she was like he HAS to have a sibling. He’ll be so lonely! Unless you try and can’t, there’s no reason to not have more. I was like 😮
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 30, 2019 11:07:38 GMT -6
Like WTF is with people? I never understood why nosey people think it’s ok to say what YOU should do regarding your family and situation. They don’t know your life and it can be a really insensitive thing to say. Sorry you are dealing with it 😡 SERIOUSLY!! Like she was like he HAS to have a sibling. He’ll be so lonely! Unless you try and can’t, there’s no reason to not have more. I was like 😮 OMG, so inappropriate! Also GL today! I’m so excited about your appt and can’t wait to hear lol
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Post by yellowcat on Oct 30, 2019 17:26:57 GMT -6
Why does the August crowd suck at sleeping? Just when we think we are making progress with J he is like nope I will. Ow wake up screaming 3 times a night and Daddy must sleep in my bed. So I am stuck with all the infant wake ups and my 3 yearold when Js yelling wakes her too.
I just want 6 straight hours kids...
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Post by yellowcat on Oct 30, 2019 17:28:10 GMT -6
Like WTF is with people? I never understood why nosey people think it’s ok to say what YOU should do regarding your family and situation. They don’t know your life and it can be a really insensitive thing to say. Sorry you are dealing with it 😡 SERIOUSLY!! Like she was like he HAS to have a sibling. He’ll be so lonely! Unless you try and can’t, there’s no reason to not have more. I was like 😮 Not fucking cool and you can tell her all 3 of mine are shit sleepers. Not their business!
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Post by thinkchocolate05 on Oct 31, 2019 9:11:05 GMT -6
I don't get people making comments like that. It's so rude and absolutely none of their business.
We found out in toddler H's speech therapy that he's not moving his lips sufficiently to form sounds. He mostly keeps his lips in a flat profile while speaking. It's kind of a breakthrough to know that. However she said that the pacifier might be a main cause. I feel so bad!!! I would have taken it away months ago if I had known. I'm definitely going to be more careful with baby girl and not let her use it as much.
Anyone else's 2 year old refusing the Halloween costume? We've tried Batman, the flash, catboy, and Chase, all resulting in him screaming and ripping at the jumpsuit. So done with it!
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Post by addymac on Oct 31, 2019 13:20:28 GMT -6
Oh man. DH tried to put N in his Elmo this past weekend and he refuses but he let me put it on him today so 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by thinkchocolate05 on Oct 31, 2019 14:38:02 GMT -6
Oh man. DH tried to put N in his Elmo this past weekend and he refuses but he let me put it on him today so 🤷🏻♀️ Yay that he'll wear it! I might try this train engineers vest we have. Maybe he'll wear it since it's not a full bodysuit
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Post by king26 on Oct 31, 2019 19:01:30 GMT -6
We did good this week. Sunday wr went to church Halloween party and J had a blast. He danced and ran around and played games and had pizza. He left his hat on the whole tine. Tuesday we went to the towns Halloween parade. There were about 20 fire trucks so he was in his glory. We sat next to a family with 4 kids ranging from 4 to 14 who looked pretty rough but turned out to be the nicest people ever. J was too little to run out and grab candy when they threw ut so every time the kids grabbed candy they EACH brought a piece over and handed it to J. How sweet was that? Trick or treating got canceled tonight because of tornado watches and rain qhich sucks. Today was raint and windy but 65 degrees. Tomorrow at 6 its going to be 28 degrees and snowing. Sucks!!!
Anykne else dreading the time change and how much it will screw with sleep???
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Post by king26 on Oct 31, 2019 19:03:36 GMT -6
Hi! M was a GD demon going to bed tonite. I decided to just turn the crib back around since she has been relatively behaving and not climbing out at night, Lol no, she must have decided that was too enticing because she just kept climbing out and refusing to go to bed screaming and crying. She wants to just sit in a fucking chair and fall asleep on me. I thought it was a regression but it’s been going on longer than that, like probably since late August ugh! She finally gave up after I walked to her room and put her in her bed eleventy times. She finally fell asleep at 10:40??!! I’m sure the night ahead will be fun. Oh and she didn’t nap all weekend and bedtime was much easier than tonite and she napped today 😫 ::cries hysterically, bye bye naps:: J did the just want ti sleep on us for bed and nap for about a week but thankfully is back to normal now. I hope M goes back to sleeping better.
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Post by king26 on Oct 31, 2019 19:05:20 GMT -6
jt2378, UGH i'm sorry. I feel your pain. Time to turn the crib BACK around, I guess. She did ok with it that way? How did the rest of the night go? N's clingy-ness is NEXT FUCKING LEVEL. Like, I'm worried something is wrong with him because this is SO CLINGY. Like DH can't even calm him down, he just grabs onto me and wraps his arms and legs with a death grip if I'm trying to leave somewhere without him. I don't even know. I know separation anxiety is a thing, but this seems so fucking excessive to me. I wonder about this too. Like J still clings to me when we get to daycare and bawls when I leave. Its only for 1 minute but it sucks. At home he and DH have a great time when im not there but once im home he only wants to be all over me all night. Last week I was soooo touched out. I hope N gets less clingy
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