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Post by jt2378 on Feb 3, 2020 6:36:22 GMT -6
Hi friends, how’s things? Most of us have 2.5 year olds this month, how the hell did this happen!
After fighting off a cold a week or so ago, I feel a scratchy throat and cough starting, gggrrr. Hope it passes uneventfully.
Does anyone remember this shit growing up being this bad? Like of course there has always been eleventy viruses circulating and yearly flu but I just don’t remember it being this severe. It’s probably because I have kids now but damn the winter has turned into such a drag.
What’s going on with you all?
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Post by yellowcat on Feb 3, 2020 11:12:07 GMT -6
I agree, this is my second cold in 3 weeks with throat and coughing. I was never this sick before kids and I don't remember being sick that much as a kid either.
J and his big sister a re e killing me lately. Such attitude!
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Post by jt2378 on Feb 3, 2020 12:37:13 GMT -6
yellowcat, YES! Like M has been such a brat, I want to run away 😂
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Post by yellowcat on Feb 3, 2020 18:47:59 GMT -6
yellowcat, YES! Like M has been such a brat, I want to run away 😂 It is st least 3 tantrums a day and my 3 yearold talks back. It takes all my strength some days not to respond the way I want.
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Post by jt2378 on Feb 3, 2020 22:21:55 GMT -6
yellowcat, YES! Like M has been such a brat, I want to run away 😂 It is st least 3 tantrums a day and my 3 yearold talks back. It takes all my strength some days not to respond the way I want. Is this where I admit there is so much swearing under my breath during the day 😬
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Post by king26 on Feb 4, 2020 17:52:21 GMT -6
J started his new school today. Dh had to do drop off for the first time ever and was a mess. They got behind a wreck and were 15 minutes late but J did not cry, made a friend, and enjoyed it!
In other news he skipped his nap for the 4th time in 10 days. We are dying here guys, help! As for me, work is stressful beyond belief and im just over it. My supervisors know im over it. Ive begun just emailing people and telling them what to do instead of working on it myself because im done doing the jobs for clueless people. If its wrong its their ass not mine
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Post by jt2378 on Feb 4, 2020 18:04:32 GMT -6
J started his new school today. Dh had to do drop off for the first time ever and was a mess. They got behind a wreck and were 15 minutes late but J did not cry, made a friend, and enjoyed it! In other news he skipped his nap for the 4th time in 10 days. We are dying here guys, help! As for me, work is stressful beyond belief and im just over it. My supervisors know im over it. Ive begun just emailing people and telling them what to do instead of working on it myself because im done doing the jobs for clueless people. If its wrong its their ass not mine I’m sorry for the rough start but glad he did well! Im sure this new place will be so much better. Omg I have nothing to offer for help with naps, she gave them up right after she turned 2! 😭😑😦 Sorry for the work stress too ugh
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Post by king26 on Feb 4, 2020 18:14:40 GMT -6
yellowcat, YES! Like M has been such a brat, I want to run away 😂 It is st least 3 tantrums a day and my 3 yearold talks back. It takes all my strength some days not to respond the way I want. Oh yeah, the tantrums are real here too. He was doing a little better butnow is back to throwing fits.
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Post by king26 on Feb 4, 2020 18:16:49 GMT -6
I agree, this is my second cold in 3 weeks with throat and coughing. I was never this sick before kids and I don't remember being sick that much as a kid either. J and his big sister a re e killing me lately. Such attitude! Solidarity. I felt awful today. Cold, cough, headache. Im refusing to be sick though. The flu and strep have been insane at school. I think 8 of my 13 kids were out with one or the other in January.
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Post by yellowcat on Feb 4, 2020 18:49:23 GMT -6
J started his new school today. Dh had to do drop off for the first time ever and was a mess. They got behind a wreck and were 15 minutes late but J did not cry, made a friend, and enjoyed it! In other news he skipped his nap for the 4th time in 10 days. We are dying here guys, help! As for me, work is stressful beyond belief and im just over it. My supervisors know im over it. Ive begun just emailing people and telling them what to do instead of working on it myself because im done doing the jobs for clueless people. If its wrong its their ass not mine Wow! My J has also skipped naps but the upside is an early bed time and SOMETIMES he sleeps through the night.
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Post by king26 on Feb 4, 2020 18:55:07 GMT -6
J started his new school today. Dh had to do drop off for the first time ever and was a mess. They got behind a wreck and were 15 minutes late but J did not cry, made a friend, and enjoyed it! In other news he skipped his nap for the 4th time in 10 days. We are dying here guys, help! As for me, work is stressful beyond belief and im just over it. My supervisors know im over it. Ive begun just emailing people and telling them what to do instead of working on it myself because im done doing the jobs for clueless people. If its wrong its their ass not mine Wow! My J has also skipped naps but the upside is an early bed time and SOMETIMES he sleeps through the night. Yeah my J STTN most nights and when he doesnt nap he goes down 30 minutes early but man that is not enough
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Post by jt2378 on Feb 5, 2020 21:54:13 GMT -6
A is teething again and this may be the worst ones yet! He was so miserable today, i felt bad for him. I thought he was pretty much done, but I guess these top back molars haven’t fully came through. Teething is so far off my radar, whoops....Maybe that explains some of the misery 🤣
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Post by addymac on Feb 5, 2020 22:44:10 GMT -6
I felt like an asshole a week or two ago, I forget, bc N was being so fussy and then he opened his mouth really wide and I saw half molars poking through everywhere. 🤦🏻♀️ Doh!
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Post by jt2378 on Feb 6, 2020 6:19:38 GMT -6
I guess this means I should actually look in my child’s mouth to see if they are in or what addymac and @dolly. We are going for our first dentist visit in May. D1 was an absolute angel and loved it. I’m not sure I’m expecting the same results 😂 I’m hoping since big sis will be going too she will do fine but who knows with this kid.
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Post by addymac on Feb 6, 2020 8:07:31 GMT -6
I guess this means I should actually look in my child’s mouth to see if they are in or what addymac and @dolly. We are going for our first dentist visit in May. D1 was an absolute angel and loved it. I’m not sure I’m expecting the same results 😂 I’m hoping since big sis will be going too she will do fine but who knows with this kid. Noah surprised me with doing very well at the dentist. And I took him the other day for my appt and he was like ME! and really wanted them to clean his mouth. I was like no buddy, lol. So bizarre how he loves it. Truly mystified me lol
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Post by thinkchocolate05 on Feb 6, 2020 15:20:14 GMT -6
Toddler H loved the dentist too! I also was kind of shocked. He will usually grab the toothbrush away from me, but he didn't want them to stop brushing.
We are about to take away his binky at night, and I'm so nervous. He's not sleeping well at night anyways, but I'm worried about traumatising him. His speech therapist said he has only made limited progress (I think partly just bc he's been acting out at his recent speech sessions) so I want to remove anything that still might be delaying him. I was so upset about the "limited progress" evaluation, but last night he counted to ten, so that made me feel a little better. I got him some Thomas and friends stuffed toys (hard to find) to hold at night instead of the binky. It might be a long weekend, lol! I'm still letting him keep it at daycare for nap time bc daycare already has a hard time with him even with the binky.
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Post by yellowcat on Feb 6, 2020 19:35:23 GMT -6
A is teething again and this may be the worst ones yet! He was so miserable today, i felt bad for him. I thought he was pretty much done, but I guess these top back molars haven’t fully came through. The molars suck! And J hate the dentist but his big sister loves it so win-ish?
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Post by yellowcat on Feb 6, 2020 19:43:32 GMT -6
My app is being difficult and not letting me like or quote some posts. Ugh this is one time I am almost on top of the thread!
J has been a hot mess at night peeing through diapers. We cannot get him to even sit on the potty. I talked to his doctor and she recommended giving him melatonin to sleep. Turns out MH has been giving him a ton of milk at night to help him sleep. I am a little nervous to drug him but if that cuts out the milk and wet bed I will try. At least till the habit is broken.
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Post by king26 on Feb 8, 2020 5:19:36 GMT -6
Toddler H loved the dentist too! I also was kind of shocked. He will usually grab the toothbrush away from me, but he didn't want them to stop brushing. We are about to take away his binky at night, and I'm so nervous. He's not sleeping well at night anyways, but I'm worried about traumatising him. His speech therapist said he has only made limited progress (I think partly just bc he's been acting out at his recent speech sessions) so I want to remove anything that still might be delaying him. I was so upset about the "limited progress" evaluation, but last night he counted to ten, so that made me feel a little better. I got him some Thomas and friends stuffed toys (hard to find) to hold at night instead of the binky. It might be a long weekend, lol! I'm still letting him keep it at daycare for nap time bc daycare already has a hard time with him even with the binky. Good luck! Binky at night was hard for J but we ended up sleep training again and he really sleeps better at night because of it. I hope its an easy transition. Im sorry about the limited speech progress. We have only started and while I am seeing improvements I just wish it was more and faster.
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Post by king26 on Feb 8, 2020 5:21:06 GMT -6
We all have the flu. I agree with pp winter is the worst. I don’t remember being non stop sick at any other part of my life. M has so much new tude. Yesterday I gave her kraft macaroni and cheese after she asked for it and then she told me. No, I don’t like it, yucky. SINCE WHEN PUNK!?! I used to be able to get her to do whatever I wanted like; Me:Put on your socks and shoes. M:no!!! Me: Maria can do it or mama can do it M: Maria do it! Now it’s Screaming and crying that doesn’t like anything.that she Doesn’t want to do anything. It’s exhausting. Ugh, that stinks. Im sorry. The whole toddler thing is just hard. Im sorry you all have the flu. Thats horroble! Get better soon!
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Post by king26 on Feb 8, 2020 5:22:06 GMT -6
J redused to nap all week for dh and has onlybeen sleeping 30 more minutes at night and is punch drunk from 6 to 730 every night. Im hoping he naps for me today. This cannot be the end of naps!!!!
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Post by jt2378 on Feb 8, 2020 7:08:10 GMT -6
We all have the flu. I agree with pp winter is the worst. I don’t remember being non stop sick at any other part of my life. M has so much new tude. Yesterday I gave her kraft macaroni and cheese after she asked for it and then she told me. No, I don’t like it, yucky. SINCE WHEN PUNK!?! I used to be able to get her to do whatever I wanted like; Me:Put on your socks and shoes. M:no!!! Me: Maria can do it or mama can do it M: Maria do it! Now it’s Screaming and crying that doesn’t like anything.that she Doesn’t want to do anything. It’s exhausting. Oh man, I’m so sorry you all have the flu, how horrible! Are you on the tail end or just started? Of course taking care of two kids you can’t even rest. I hope you all feel better soon. M used to be my great eater and the 5 yo was the PITA but that’s all shifted and now she eats great and M doesn’t. Woof, kids man.
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Post by jt2378 on Feb 8, 2020 7:08:29 GMT -6
J redused to nap all week for dh and has onlybeen sleeping 30 more minutes at night and is punch drunk from 6 to 730 every night. Im hoping he naps for me today. This cannot be the end of naps!!!! 😬I hope not (meaning the end of naps)
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Post by jt2378 on Feb 8, 2020 7:12:14 GMT -6
I have this annoying dry nonstop cough and no other cold symptoms, wtf. It’s driving me absolutely crazy.
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Post by bsouls on Feb 8, 2020 8:33:40 GMT -6
R refused two naps in the past week at daycare. I think it’s typical for them to fight naps at this age. I’d keep the routine of naps and push through...
R is very spicy and hates not getting her way.
At daycare, her boyfriend comforts her when she’s upset. The other day a kid pushed him over and she ran up and pushed that kid over. Then the next day he didn’t want to play with her, so she pushed him down and then we he cried she went to help him up. The one day she refused to nap she kept throwing stuff at him to try to get him to play.
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Post by yellowcat on Feb 8, 2020 14:50:10 GMT -6
We all have the flu. I agree with pp winter is the worst. I don’t remember being non stop sick at any other part of my life. M has so much new tude. Yesterday I gave her kraft macaroni and cheese after she asked for it and then she told me. No, I don’t like it, yucky. SINCE WHEN PUNK!?! I used to be able to get her to do whatever I wanted like; Me:Put on your socks and shoes. M:no!!! Me: Maria can do it or mama can do it M: Maria do it! Now it’s Screaming and crying that doesn’t like anything.that she Doesn’t want to do anything. It’s exhausting. Exactly it!
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Post by jt2378 on Feb 9, 2020 20:52:15 GMT -6
Oh man, I’m so sorry you all have the flu, how horrible! Are you on the tail end or just started? Of course taking care of two kids you can’t even rest. I hope you all feel better soon. M used to be my great eater and the 5 yo was the PITA but that’s all shifted and now she eats great and M doesn’t. Woof, kids man. We are in the middle of it I guess. I’ve been sick for a week exactly and I went to urgent care today very sure I had a sinus infection. I don’t? But the pressure in my head in all the nerve areas makes it painful to bend over. Like what is this ? C has the flu and pneumonia. M is very screamy that everything hurts. I’m canceling everything at work this week when I get started from home tomorrow and not sending the kids to daycare. We need a recovery week , we aren’t even recovering yet Oh man friend, I’m so so sorry. This sounds horrible. So did you get no diagnosis at urgent care? I hope this week home can get you all on the mend soon. I know I’m localish to you, is there anything you need? Even like a meal gift card or amazon anything? Let me know if you do 💕 I know this is next level but we have basically pulled D1 from preschool after that last wave of sickness and I’m thankful we can do that since MH and I can with our schedules and it’s been so nice to have both kids healthy for a few weeks. Of course I’ve been sick lol can’t win them all.
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Post by king26 on Feb 10, 2020 11:44:43 GMT -6
Oh man, I’m so sorry you all have the flu, how horrible! Are you on the tail end or just started? Of course taking care of two kids you can’t even rest. I hope you all feel better soon. M used to be my great eater and the 5 yo was the PITA but that’s all shifted and now she eats great and M doesn’t. Woof, kids man. We are in the middle of it I guess. I’ve been sick for a week exactly and I went to urgent care today very sure I had a sinus infection. I don’t? But the pressure in my head in all the nerve areas makes it painful to bend over. Like what is this ? C has the flu and pneumonia. M is very screamy that everything hurts. I’m canceling everything at work this week when I get started from home tomorrow and not sending the kids to daycare. We need a recovery week , we aren’t even recovering yet I hope you all feel better soon
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Post by king26 on Feb 10, 2020 11:46:44 GMT -6
So after 6 days of not napping J slept in until 7 on sunday AND napped. It was a relief. He has his first school pictures tomorrow and I cant wait. Here he is with his bookbag
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Post by jt2378 on Feb 10, 2020 13:29:44 GMT -6
king26, OMG he looks so grown up! So cute!
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