August 14-20

[crimsonandclover]

Omg. After 7 hours flight was cancelled. We are waiting in line at least 1.5 hrs long to find out when we're rebooked and what hotel we'll be at tonight since we definitely can't get out today. The DDs are done done done. Dd1 is cleaning every floor in the airport with her clothes by lying down and rolling while complaining how tired she is. Fun times.

[crimsonandclover]

Cleaning floors at LHR

[nellieoleson]

crimsonandclover - oh no! I'm so sorry - what a rough day.

Hope you are all able to get some rest soon.

Good luck! Keep us posted.

[nellieoleson]

dizzycooks - Ah! Cute blump.

Early pregnancy bloat is the worst! I think I started wearing maternity shorts at 8 weeks with dd2 purely because the bloat was so out of control.

[lollipop]

crimsonandclover you have am my sorries. That's not fun.

[dizzycooks]

crimsonandclover that is awful. I am so so sorry.

[dizzycooks]

Remember that day your kid threw a tantrum and you sent them to time out in the steps? Remember how they continued tantruming so bad they *fell down the steps*??
Omg that's my morning.
And no, she didn't learn her lesson. The fits continue.

[crimsonandclover]

We are at the hotel (swanky) and our flight out tomorrow is at 5pm. That means we land at what will feel like 3 am our time and DDs 1+2 will have to walk through immigration and customs (takes 30-60 min usually) because we only brought an umbrella stroller for DD3. There was a reason I originally booked a flight that put us in at what would have felt like 5pm our time. Sigh.

[dizzycooks]

Aug 18, 2017 11:39:47 GMT -6 crimsonandclover said:

We are at the hotel (swanky) and our flight out tomorrow is at 5pm. That means we land at what will feel like 3 am our time and DDs 1+2 will have to walk through immigration and customs (takes 30-60 min usually) because we only brought an umbrella stroller for DD3. There was a reason I originally booked a flight that put us in at what would have felt like 5pm our time. Sigh.

Ugh. That sounds awful. Do you have to do immigration in London now too?? Perhaps you can do a bit of sightseeing there since you're stuck? Hopefully they'll eat dinner and sleep well the whole flight. Could you wear dd2? Like literally tie her into a blanket or something? I'd be tempted to buy an ergo style carrier in London. And let dd2 ride?
Hopefully things settle down from here on out.

[kcrkcs]

crimsonandclover I really hope your trip goes smoothly from here on out. You have all my sympathies.

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We found a new daycare that I really like. They can't get dd in until two which sucks but I'm going to have a meeting with my present daycare about my concerns .

Have a fun weekend everyone!

[dizzycooks]

Aug 18, 2017 19:25:48 GMT -6 @kelltothekell said:

We found a new daycare that I really like. They can't get dd in until two which sucks but I'm going to have a meeting with my present daycare about my concerns .

Have a fun weekend everyone!

I would seriously consider continuing to look. That's a long time in the grand scheme of her time in daycare so far. I'm glad you found something g you're happy with though

[scorpioscuba]

Aug 18, 2017 20:46:27 GMT -6 dizzycooks said:

Aug 18, 2017 19:25:48 GMT -6 @kelltothekell said:

We found a new daycare that I really like. They can't get dd in until two which sucks but I'm going to have a meeting with my present daycare about my concerns .

Have a fun weekend everyone!

I would seriously consider continuing to look. That's a long time in the grand scheme of her time in daycare so far. I'm glad you found something g you're happy with though

+1 to this. And also at your meeting I probably wouldn't mention quite yet that you have found another place. Especially since it's a few months out. You probably already thought of that but just in case!

[scorpioscuba]

crimsonandclover I hope you can find something fun to do until your flight. Maybe wearing those kiddos out will help? Also luggage cart for the older DD's while going through customs?? Sometimes they have those seats on the front like a shopping cart. One could sit there and the other on the luggage? 🤷‍♀️ I'm grasping here. I know it's gonna be rough but you will survive!!

[crimsonandclover]

dizzycooks, Dh suggested sightseeing and I looked at him like he was nuts. We're all exhausted and we need to be at the airport by 1 anyway plus we have all our luggage. So no sightseeing
scorpioscuba, I also had the thought with the luggage carts, but you can't get them until after immigration, and that's usually the longest wait. But Yeah, when we get to baggage claim I'm getting 2 carts and putting DDs 1+2 on one of them.

Also, we counted diapers and should have just enough to get us to the US. I have asked my mom to bring more to the airport. If DD3 poops more than twice, though, we're going to be in trouble. I'm going to see if we can buy a few extra at the airport today.

[crimsonandclover]

Ok, long ordeal but we got more diapers just in case. And American airlines is my hero after 1 move this morning. They had to cancel 2 flights yesterday, so lines were unreal this morning. The line for the bag drop (just bag drop mind you not check in) was I'm guessing around 3 hrs long. They caught us at the back and told us to go to the family line. 1 person in front of us. I almost cried in relief bc the DDs are so tired and whiny and I don't know if we would have come out of that line with our sanity intact. Now 1 hr until boarding and everything is crossed that this flight is on time.

[lollipop]

My feet and back are killing me after our trip to the big mall yesterday. My mom's house guest wanted to go, and since my mom hates I said we'd take her. We were there for almost 5 hours. And we have to go back today to take S to the optometrist, since they couldn't get him in yesterday. We won't be there as long though, just long enough for his appointment and to grab some clothes and dinner probably

[dizzycooks]

lollipop that sounds like a long couple of days. I hope your dinner is yummy.
crimsonandclover best wishes on the flight!! I'm glad they got to you before you waited too long.
I am in a funk. I'm annoyed with myself. I'm grouchy. I am not a happy person. I need to snap out of it.

[scorpioscuba]

DD amazes me. I'm folding laundry and she is calling out "dada!" "oah!" as I'm folding shirts. Then I realize she is naming off who the shirts belong too as I fold them. 😂

ETA DD still can't say the N sound at the beginning of DS's name.

[scorpioscuba]

dizzycooks, could it just be a 1st tri funk? I mean you have a lot going on. You have a right to be grouchy.

[nellieoleson]

Aug 19, 2017 16:13:43 GMT -6 scorpioscuba said:

DD amazes me. I'm folding laundry and she is calling out "dada!" "oah!" as I'm folding shirts. Then I realize she is naming off who the shirts belong too as I fold them. 😂

ETA DD still can't say the N sound at the beginning of DS's name.

Dd2 just started doing this too!

And she calls dd1 "Wee" - her name is Winnie. So I guess no Ns for us either.

[lollipop]

Aug 19, 2017 16:49:07 GMT -6 nellieoleson said:

Aug 19, 2017 16:13:43 GMT -6 scorpioscuba said:

DD amazes me. I'm folding laundry and she is calling out "dada!" "oah!" as I'm folding shirts. Then I realize she is naming off who the shirts belong too as I fold them. 😂

ETA DD still can't say the N sound at the beginning of DS's name.

Dd2 just started doing this too!

And she calls dd1 "Wee" - her name is Winnie. So I guess no Ns for us either.

S is just Juh. I think the N throws her off too

[lollipop]

S doesn't need glasses and the far sightedness they noticed last year seems to have resolved itself. We got Mary brown's for dinner. Early dinner because we're lazy.

[lollipop]

Now S has a fever. It's a domino effect in the Lollipop house. One after the other every time. Although it usually hits H second, not S, and sometimes skips me altogether. This time I'm next, I think.

[kcrkcs]

lollipop i am sorry you are having a hard moment. I hope you catch a break soon.

[crimsonandclover]

We made it. The dds were awesome getting to immigration even though they had slept very little in the plane and it felt like3am to them. We got back to my mom's house at midnight, so 7am our time. They played for an hour and then slept for 4 and were up and ready to go at 5 am. This may be a long day. But I'm feeling ok for the moment. Just really glad we're finally here.

[dizzycooks]

lollipop I'm sorry the germs are spreading? Maybe a quiet day with movies while you and dh clean and air out the house?
My house is awake. It's 6am. Dh when biking at 5:45 and the girls got up. The dog is now outside. I can't decide if I appreciate their initiative or if I'm a little worried. I wanted to sleep in.

[lollipop]

I think S only caught it because he shared his water bottle with M. I told him not to, but he forgot. I still feel ok and as far as I know H does too. He's at work, so I don't know for sure.

We're at my mom's for the day as usual. I think maybe next Sunday we'll check out Sunday school. I really don't want to go alone, but I don't think I have a choice.

[dizzycooks]

Dh told me he was going to clean the grill today. Apparently that involves taking all the grates and drip trays out. Which he did, he just hasn't cleaned them. So they are laying on my deck, covered in ash and grease. He hasn't had time yet. 😒
Dd1 decided she knows how to make lemonade and so she did. And she spilled the powder and the lemonade in various parts of our kitchen. I'm trying to remember that the kitchen is washable.
And my tutoring client canceled tonight.
I'm pretty much done with today.

[crimsonandclover]

dizzycooks, the LT is a sympathy one!