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Post by ellabee on Sept 11, 2017 7:17:28 GMT -6
What's up for you this week?
DD starts gymnastics today. She is SO excited. DH offered to own drop off and pick up for it, so I'm happy to not have another thing to be responsible for.
I'm in the process of weaning B. He's doing pretty well on the formula bottles. I'm sad and emotional and slightly engorged, but I've come to better terms with the situation. ::sigh::
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Post by judyblume14 on Sept 11, 2017 7:32:39 GMT -6
Good morning. meeggaannw - have you heard from your H? How are things going? heybulldog - how is your family? ellabee, happy to hear B is making a smooth transition to formula. Aside form the engorgement, how are your boobs? the blister? We had my big girl's 3rd birthday party yesterday. Was supposed to be a pool party, but it was too chilly. It was a lot of fun though. We have leftover cake and pizza, so I'm happy. |
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Post by Lakes on Sept 11, 2017 7:40:07 GMT -6
Nothing crazy here, just circle time and getting on track with errands/meal planning/etc for the week. I squeezed in a 30 minute walk already so I'm feeling slightly energized. I'm sure that will change after hauling the kids in and out of the car a couple times. I've also gone to bed at 9:30 the last two nights and I feel much better in the mornings so I might try to keep doing that. The downside is I get less done around the house and less reading/tv watching me time.
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Post by ellabee on Sept 11, 2017 7:41:49 GMT -6
The boobs are pretty good judyblume14! Thanks for asking.  I can still see the blister, but since I haven't been pumping (beyond a little manual expression for comfort), it's not being irritated. That's the biggest win in this situation I think - I was dreading the nursing/pumping every 3 hrs. I'm mourning my 1 yr bfing goal a little, but it is what it is. It's a weird combo of *knowing* it's the right path for us and being disappointed in myself because I stuck it out with DD through 14 months. Overall I think I've come to terms with it. We're going to go through my ~200oz stash by giving him bm for his 1st and last bottles every day with formula for the 3 at daycare. This should get him some amount of bm through 9 months. |
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Post by neekoneeko on Sept 11, 2017 8:35:04 GMT -6
ellabee, I'm sorry for all the mixed emotions, for what it's worth I think there's a lot feelings no matter when you stop so at least you did the right thing for yourself and your baby. I'm so happy to hear you're not having those horrible problems anymore. I haven't decided what we are doing today maybe meeting a friend at the park by our house. I know we have to go to the store but I hate it and I don't want to. DD1 starts preschool tomorrow so maybe we will go then, I'm so excited for her!!
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Post by heybulldog on Sept 11, 2017 9:30:59 GMT -6
Good morning. meeggaannw - have you heard from your H? How are things going? heybulldog - how is your family? ellabee , happy to hear B is making a smooth transition to formula. Aside form the engorgement, how are your boobs? the blister? We had my big girl's 3rd birthday party yesterday. Was supposed to be a pool party, but it was too chilly. It was a lot of fun though. We have leftover cake and pizza, so I'm happy. Thanks for asking! I havent heard much. My dad messaged me earlier to say that aside from losing a few shingles and big ass tree, my grandparent's house is fine. They are waiting to hear from my aunts, uncle, and cousin. They havent yet ventured to their house yet either so who knows. Aside from being hot and tired though, everyone is physically ok. Still no power. Probably wont have any for a while. |
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Post by Lakes on Sept 11, 2017 10:26:06 GMT -6
I'm glad everyone is safe heybulldog! Hopefully the damage will be minimal for the rest of your family. |
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Sept 11, 2017 10:29:32 GMT -6
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Sept 11, 2017 10:33:08 GMT -6
E had another good night of sleep but when she was awake yesterday she constantly had her hand in her mouth so we think she is breaking another tooth. The gum is all swollen too so we gave her some baby Tylenol. Hopefully she won't need any tonight.
I hope this is just a teething phase and she gets back to a good sleep schedule soon. Meanwhile work is a bit slow and non stressful today yay!
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Post by ellabee on Sept 11, 2017 10:44:40 GMT -6
Yay for good sleep and a non-stressful day peaseblossom55! I'm nervous for all the teething. B hasn't really started in earnest yet - we're still at 0 teeth. I looked in DDs baby book and it looks like she cut her first two bottom ones at the same time at 8.5 months, so perhaps he'll be like his sister. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
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Post by carrots on Sept 11, 2017 12:03:17 GMT -6
Glad weaning is going ok so far ellabee. Hang in there! That's great that he can get another month out of your freezer stash! Thinking about you this morning meeggaannw. Hope your H is doing ok. We're camped out at my parents house waiting for the storm to hit here. It's raining and pretty windy but we've got another 5 hours or so until the worst is here. No clue if daycare will be open tomorrow but my office is closed so I'll be working from home if we're able to get the kids out of the house. |
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Post by thelittleredm on Sept 11, 2017 17:17:20 GMT -6
heybulldog, Glad to know your family is okay. You've been on my mind and I've been meaning to send you a chat on FB but this works, too! peaseblossom55, Yay for good days at work! Especially during teething... Nothing crazy here. Drank WAY TOO MUCH Saturday night at a coworker's going away party. Thank God another coworker was having his wife pick us up to take us all home. Guys, I need to remember I'm way too old for that shit and I was the baby there so I can't even imagine how the others were feeling the next day. We're getting ready for our trip out east this week. I'm so not prepared for a full day of travel. I hate that we're losing two hours!
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Post by carrots on Sept 11, 2017 17:26:36 GMT -6
Power went out 5 hours ago and I'm super nervous about my freezer stash but so glad it didn't hit us as badly as expected.
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Post by Lakes on Sept 11, 2017 17:43:42 GMT -6
Power went out 5 hours ago and I'm super nervous about my freezer stash but so glad it didn't hit us as badly as expected. Noooooooooooo! Everything is crossed for you! |
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Post by carrots on Sept 11, 2017 18:08:49 GMT -6
Power went out 5 hours ago and I'm super nervous about my freezer stash but so glad it didn't hit us as badly as expected. Noooooooooooo! Everything is crossed for you! Power is expected to be out until at least Thursday so I'm just going to pack up my stash and bring our deep freezer to my parents house. Crazy mom alert but I'm not willing to risk 700 oz! |
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Post by Lakes on Sept 11, 2017 18:18:39 GMT -6
Noooooooooooo! Everything is crossed for you! Power is expected to be out until at least Thursday so I'm just going to pack up my stash and bring our deep freezer to my parents house. Crazy mom alert but I'm not willing to risk 700 oz! 700?! Yes girl, pack it and run! |
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Post by meeggaannw on Sept 11, 2017 19:01:56 GMT -6
Hey ladies, thanks for checking in. We are all good. They all stayed safe and it was no where as strong as they were expecting it to be. They are without power but that's the worst of it, for my family at least.
Mh said the hospital went alright, it was crazy and one of their generators failed so they were without a/c but they survived.
I am not sure what our plan is, I'd really like to go home but I'd also like mh to fly up to help me get home but he can't get here till Friday likely. I really don't want to wait that long.
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Sept 11, 2017 19:15:07 GMT -6
Noooooooooooo! Everything is crossed for you! Power is expected to be out until at least Thursday so I'm just going to pack up my stash and bring our deep freezer to my parents house. Crazy mom alert but I'm not willing to risk 700 oz! Wow I would do the same! |
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Post by meeggaannw on Sept 11, 2017 19:20:15 GMT -6
ellabee I'm sorry you had to wean on not your terms, I do understand even though it didn't work for me at all. judyblume14 happy birthday to your big girl! Enjoy the leftover goodies! neekoneeko hope you had fun today! How exciting for preschool for dd, I'm a little jealous! heybulldog I'm so glad your family is safe! peaseblossom55 teething sucks! Hopefully this phase is short lived for E! thelittleredm where are you going on your trip? Are you driving or flying? carrots I'm so sorry for the power outage, I hope you are able to save your freezer stash!
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Post by ellabee on Sept 12, 2017 7:33:33 GMT -6
700 oz carrots! ::whistles:: That's an awesome stash - you're totally not crazy for trying to save it. Glad to hear everyone is safe meeggaannw. I hope you're able to get home quickly! |
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Post by thelittleredm on Sept 12, 2017 11:30:57 GMT -6
meeggaannw, We fly into D.C. area (Dulles) and then have to drive another 3ish hours to get to our final destination at a state park that I can't remember the name of in WV.
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I can still see the blister, but since I haven't been pumping (beyond a little manual expression for comfort), it's not being irritated. That's the biggest win in this situation I think - I was dreading the nursing/pumping every 3 hrs. 
