The Official New Mom Thread Part 2

[zalansky]

Happy Birthday JP!!!!

I can't believe his bday is here either! It seems like a month ago our babies were born, time sure flies!

I have not been posting much the past few days either - we took both kids to the pedi yesterday morning and they both had ear infections. Cameryns is so bad she has a blister on her eardrum and she got a shot yesterday, a shot this morning and I have to take her back in tomorrow morning for another - AND she is on Zirthromax! My best friend in NY said she has never heard of a baby getting shots for being sick like this? That only makes me worry, worrywart that I am. Have any of you heard of this?

On another note, my son just told me he doesn't like me because I won't play with him. This child is only going to be 4 in December! Where is he getting this kind of talk from? We never say we don't like anyone? I don't get it.

I am getting whatever it is they have...so I am just not up to being online much. I hope y'all have a great weekend!!!

 

[DisKim]

Hi ladies!

My friends are out sick today so I have my lunch period to myself. It has actually been nice. I got my copies done for Monday, graded some papers, checked my mailbox and have approximately 8 minutes to DIS!

I had a rough morning. Aidan was coughing a lot before we left. Well, I was halfway to the sitter's when he puked all over himself. I had to turn around and go home. DH was supposed to take comp time today since he taped a meeting until 1 am last night so I figured he could watch Aidan until I could get home. Well, my darling DH (said with a sarcastic tone) called his mother and went into work anyway. My house is a disaster and I am so embarassed for MIL to see it. I just haven't been able to keep up with the pigs I live with. I have a need to prove that I can do it all and keep a clean house to boot. I can't handle it when someone, especially MIL, sees the fact that I am unable to handle things. I think I've had 2 crying fits today. I hate myself. I just sound like such a sad sack lately. On the brighter side, I've just had great lessons today. I really do love what I do. If I could just get everything else under control, I might just be able to cope.

robin - Good luck with the shower! You must be cleaning like a madwoman right now. That will be me for Thanksgiving. I call it the "fake clean" house because it never normally looks that good.

Jill - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JOHN!!!!!!!!!!!!! . I hope your precious boy has a wonderful birthday!!

Hillbeans - Alex has soccer tomorrow too. I'm already assuming it will be cancelled.

Well, I have to go. I don't want my kids to catch me DISing!!

 

[justhat]

Happy 1st Birthday John!!!

I hope you have a happy day! And good luck with his party Jill. I know you've got a lot going on right now so I hope everything just falls into place for you so you don't have too much work.

I haven't had much time to properly post recently either. I'm really trying to pack for our trip cause we leave on Wednesday!! With a birthday party tomorrow, a Halloween party on Sunday, Halloween on Tuesday and my husband on overnight call Monday I feel like if I don't get a lot of stuff done now I'll be in a frenzy Tuesday night. And our flight is 7 or 8am on Wednesday so no time there either.

Off to do some more packing and make lunch for Madison then I'll be back later. We got their Halloween photos done yesterday so I'll post some later. It was a terrible experience-bad photographer and Madison kept making weird faces.

 

[Alice28]

I'm just in a fit cause I can't stand my house! I think tomorrow morning I am just going to swoop through and throw all the clutter in Molly's room and call it good. Then mop and vacuum right before people come.

Just an FYI about Gymbo- if you miss the Rise n Shine sale coupon Fab had, Circle of Friends is just around the corner- Nov 9-12 I think. That sale is 30% off your entire purchase. I plan on spending about $50 at that sale- there are a things I still would like for Molly, and I also hope to get my 'pals' little one something. I think this person said she was a Gymbo virgin, so it might be fun to get something there. That was probably too much of hint.

Kim- I'm sorry your MIL saw your house in a way you didn't want her too- try not to sweat it. I think that has happened to everyone, your MIL included. And if not, well, there's worse things in life to happen....I'm sorry Aidan is sick again! Poor guy!

Z- I haven't heard of that much meds for an ear infection - and my older son had some doozies (once his ear drum ruptured right after he went to the doctor and got his meds- poor baby! I swear he still remembers that and he wasn't even 2 I don't think). Maybe it was a certain type of bacteria the doctor could see back there, and she/he really wanted to nip it in the bud?

It never ceases to amaze me what children can come up with (regarding Connor saying you don't like him). I think I scared my 5 year old yesterday- I had just had it with his poopy doopy attitude and I yelled at him, slammed the china cabinet door....well the cabinet bounced off a glass, slammed back, knocked 3 pieces of my stemware off, and they shattered everywhere. Boy, I am such a great mom and role model! Thank GOD he nor Molly was standing by me, cause the glass went everywhere. Then I had a mess to clean up after I had just been harping on them about their messes.

OK, I need to get my children dressed. I am going to clean the boy's room, put some last laundry away, get Josh on the bus, pick up the last of the clutter in the living room (nothing major, but just little stuff) and then I have to go get a cut and color. I really want to go out to dinner tonight. DH and I had a 'talk' last night about why I'm not as 'frisky' as I was when I was 18 (yes we have been together more or less since I was 18- we got married when I was about 23). It kind of made me angry actually. He's not the same person he was at 21- why am I supposed to be like that, after almost 12 years of marriage, 3 kids, some disappointments in him that I don't care to get into....it's not that I don't enjoy that part of our marriage, but I feel like I am at the bottom of my barrel by the end of the day, and he thinks I am supposed to be a horn-dog? Sorry, don't think so. He understood when I finally vented some of my true feelings, and he felt badly about some things, but geez-louise. Sometimes I think the hardest part about being a mother is that your husbands don't understand that it's not all about 'them' anymore. I have to be a caretaker, teacher, nurse, taxi driver, housekeeper, cook all darn day, but then I'm also supposed to put on my sex kitten outfit at the end of all that? Please tell me I'm not alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ginamarie]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!!

Tasha- Glad the insurance issue resolved itself. Insurance issues can sometimes be a nightmare.

Zalansky- I hope all goes well with the sale of your house. It’s a great market right now for buyers, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding something new. I hope your kids aren’t sick for too long.

Staci- Great story about the kids at the bar! Isn’t that always the way things happen?

BNB- Wow, I didn’t even know they made oil tanks that big! I’m pretty sure we have a 275 gallon tank. Of course when DH went down to check on it we’re still at about 65% full, which was a huge relief. Oh yes, I’m sure we’ll have a lot of courses for the fake Thanksgiving. I like to cook though, so it should be fun assuming I’m not too overloaded with other work.
Yes, braces can be really expensive. DSis(16) was a bad thumbsucker and has too many teeth for her little mouth. So she had braces on her baby teeth and I think two sets of different braces on her adult teeth as well as having some teeth pulled. She’s still wearing braces now. DSis(8) is desperately going to need braces. She refuses to pull out her baby teeth, so all the adult ones keep growing in crooked. Seriously, it’s like a monster mouth. My mom took her to the dentist a few weeks ago and she said “you really need to take her to an oral surgeon, but I know you knew that already!”

Bellacam- Take it easy! All of the last minute preparation stuff will fall into place. I can’t believe your baby is almost here.

Nucpharm- I’m glad you were able to find all the Thomas the Tank stuff. Sounds like you knocked yourself out though.

Jill- I’m glad you and John are ok. I’m always afraid of falling down the stairs with Olivia because I’m such a clutz most of the time. DH is also kind of clutzy, so poor Olivia doesn’t stand much of a chance.

DisKim- Congrats on the good pictures! Olivia has started anticipating the flash every time I take out the camera now. She keeps closing her eyes to avoid the light. That stinker! Oh no about Aiden being sick too. We have a lot of sick kiddos this week.

Dizagain- thank goodness it was just laryngitis. I don’t think I’ve reached amazing status just yet. I’ll be happy if all of the Thanksgiving is EDIBLE!

SL- No fun weekend plans for me, just laundry, house projects, work, etc. I’m just looking forward to turning the clocks back.

Hillbeans- DBro and I used to love doing tumblesaults when we were little. Such nerdy little children. I’ve never had great athletic skills, but I can tumble with the best of them!

Cabmom- I’m really looking forward to hearing how the Great Wolf Lodge was! We have a couple of them within driving distance of us now and my parents have been thinking about going.

Alice- YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Sorry, I had to say it in big letters to prove the point. DH has no idea why I’m so tired and sometimes disinterested in anything past 9 pm. Between work and house cleaning and taking care of the baby, I feel like I have three full time jobs! Plus, how sexy can you feel when you’ve spent the day cleaning up dirty diapers and spit up and haven’t had a shower, etc! I know all about it.


OK, short post on my end, because it’s really busy and I wanted to respond to everyone and wish John a happy birthday. I’m TOTALLY bogged down in work the last couple of days. I don’t want to get into too much, but all the things I was afraid would happen with relying on other people to send things in DID happen. So I’m under the gun. DH had to take a vacation day today to watch Olivia since my mom is working a long day shift and I just could not get everything done and watch the baby.

Otherwise things are good! I’ll write more after this firestorm is over, DH just made some lunch for us.

 

[nucpharm29]

Happy Birthday John!!!!!

Hope your bday is wonderful!

Jill--How scary falling down the stairs with JP--So glad to hear that everyone is okay!

SL--not to much in the way of weekend plans. DH and I are meeting our marathon training team tomorrow morning for a run--but besides that not much (pay day isn't until Tues. so we're kinda home bound until then )

Justhat--incase you don't have much time to Dis before your trip--Have a wonderful time!!!

Alice--All I have to say is "Amen sister!!" Last night it was just after 10 and I was exhausted so I told DH I was going to bed. Well, he came in sometime later (I was already asleep) and shook me awake for "you-know-what" I was like, you have got to be kidding!!!! I sometimes think that he thinks that all I do all day, is rest up for when he comes home. Oh well, enough from this sex kitten! LOL!

z--sorry to hear that everyone is so sick! I've never heard of all the medication for an ear infection either--maybe it's something new Hugs that everyone feels much better soon!

Diskim--don't beat yourself up. Sometimes those crying fits are a good release of all your tension! I sometimes just need to cry to let it all out and then I'm better, more relaxed, to face the next trial that comes along. Hugs to you that you feel a little better!

Hillbeans--Emma has a little boy in her gymnastics class and he LOVES it. He is not one bit concerned that he is the only boy, all the running, jumping and swinging are just up his alley! Hope the weather holds out for the soccer and Pumpkin patch

Well, Lunch is about over (at least the second shift) Matthew was napping while Emma ate, and now my garbage disposal of a son is devouring the ham and cheese I fixed. I know, real gourmet around here! Have a great weekend all!

 

[fabumouse]

Baby is asleep, laundry is in the dryer - maybe I'll really get to post!

This morning got off with a bang - Kailey woke up on her own because she was so excited about going on her first field trip. Then I accuse her of losing her backpack on the playground and I say "I'm not sure you can go to the fieldtrip without your snack that was in that backpack. What did YOU DO WITH IT?!!?"

Except, I had it. Under the stroller. Bad, bad mom.

And right after I dropped her off, because she was so excited, she puked at school. So there she was in the nurse's office, with a busload of kids waiting to find out whether she could go to the farm with them or have to go home and stare out the window watching the world go by without her.

Ugh. Poor baby.

And poor me. I don't have the hitter. I have the puker. She's always been able and willing to "heave the gorge" over pretty much anything. One time she got off the subway train at 42nd street and vomited all over the platform. She felt just fine afterward. I think it was the OJ she had for breakfast.

Ah well . .. .

Robin - I figured COF was coming. I was a little worried about the holiday dresses being gone by then - or am I just being paranoid?? Did you get your hair done??

Staci - you are totally right about the scrapbooks - once you start, it's a whole commitment - for every single child you have or will have. Better to buy a box and toss the photos in. And I look at my kids and think "Huh. That explains why I never go out and my pants don't fit. Whose bright idea was this, again?"

WDWBetsy - who takes all those great photos in your signatures? I thought of you yesterday as I was watching all these mommies with little kids at Wholefoods and feeling bad that I had left mine with the sitter. Clearly I would be a wreck if I didn't take her to WDW. But then jealous of everyone going on the Rock n Roller Coaster. I know you guys are going to have a great time!

Lissa - I hope you're feeling better.

SL - sorry about your CD drive! My printer started spitting ink everywhere and I was stubborn about fixing/replacing it until my print outs were totally illegible.

Bellacam - glad you're feeling better!

Hillbeans - I know I'm late on this but --
I don't know why people get their underwear in such a twist over the stay at home mommy vs. the working mommy. We canceled a newspaper subscription over a snide op ed piece on "parents who work and believe in quality time", which of course really means - mommies who work. (Nobody seems to worry so much about the daddies) Doesn't it all depend on whether one feels good about what one's children are doing all day? Lots of kids home with their parents are staring at televisions.

And I am NOT PG!!!!!

Tamie - I don't know what most churches do about donations, but that seems a little out of line for them to make a point of telling you that they're keeping track.

BnB - "I get around the issue by not going. That'll teach them"
I was going to say that!

Robin - you raise an interesting point that I really struggle with about trying to balance things like charitable giving while getting out of debt. I have felt odd at times, essentially borrowing money to give to charity.

Dizagain - I know what you mean about sleeping! Madeleine sleeps great at night and I'm really honestly appreciative of that - but some days, like yesterday, she didn't sleep except when she was lying on me - and I had a ton of things I had to get done.

Ginamarie - Ahhh. DH is in Iceland for a large corporate retreat (a client) but it's not software related. I just hope your friend packed warmly. DH didn't take anything they recommended, because he didn't look at the packing list until he was already at the airport.

Gems - those pics are amazing!

Tasha - once again our pediatrician doesn't seem to have the vaccine when everyone else does. It's such a production to get a flu shot each year! And I'm sorry about the insurance run around - we had the same thing happen recently where Madeleine's insurance had been canceled 30 days after she was born!!! Thank heavens DH had faxed the application to himself before he faxed it to personnel, so he had a copy of the paperwork he submitted right after she was born.

Robin - - you are too funny. Your DH probably has no idea how good he's got it. I told my DH - okay, we can if you must. But don't touch my breasts, they're all touched out. And don't touch my belly either because it's all flabby. And my thighs - better stay away from them, they have dimples. And you know what? Could we just kiss and eat ice cream and pretend that you're gay?

 

[tkyes]

I just wanted to hop on here and say Happy Birthday to John!!! I hope you have a great birthday. Jill, good luck with the party. We want to see pics.

There is so much I want to respond too, but I just don't have the time right now.

We have a wedding to go to tomorrow. A baptism Sunday morning and we are hosting a halloween party on Sunday afternoon. If I didn't have such a Martha Stewart complex I wouldn't have so many things to do for the party. Everyone has to have really cute glittered treat bags though!

Tamie

 

[Ginamarie]

OMG Fabs, great post!

You had me cracking up almost enough to wake up DH, who is (YES) SLEEPING on the couch. One day at home with me doing housework and he's exhausted by 2pm.

I was a puker too. I always have been. That's why I wasn't totally surprised that pregnancy made me really nausious. I lost weight instead of gaining it for the first half of the pregnancy. I've had some awful experiences with this, like puking IN my mom's new car, pucking in the sink and making it overflow into my mom's bathroom cabinet while trying to clean it, AND (the piece de resistance) puking on the ledge of my professor's desk/podium in law school.

Oh yeah, and when I was about 9 years old I had a really bad stomach virus, so I was throwing up for like 2 weeks. My mom finally sent me to school anyway (mom's theory = you'll feel better when you get to school), and two days in a row the nurse has to send me home for puking. So on the third day, once again, I'm puking and the nurse calls in my mom for a little "discussion". It turns out, she thought I was PREGNANT! I wish I could have seen my mom's face when she said that.

 

[floridafam]

Hi Mommies,

I've been so busy lately. Kona and I volunteered in DS's classroom today. They were doing a pumpkin activity that involved estimating how much they thought each pumpkin weighed and how many seeds they thought each one had. Kona was pooped by the time we were done.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!!!!!!!


I don't have time to respond to everyone. Sorry.

zalansky,

Do you think Connor got that talk from your MIL or FIL? Sorry to hear both the kiddos have been sick.

Robin,

Hang in there. I think it's the Depo. We've gone through times when I've just been so tired. Things can and do change! The Essure gave me such a sense of freedom that DH probably thinks I am the horn dog in the family now. Boy, I really hope he's not reading this.

Have you tried taking some time for yourself before bed time-like taking a bath or reading a book to help your body relax. Maybe that would make you feel appreciated and therefore more open to "adult time" as lissawynn calls it.


I hope everyone has a wonderful day. I'll post tomorrow. I'm going to get another facial tomorrow and I can't wait. I was supposed to get a manicure and a pedicure but Aunt Flo decided to show up with a bang and I don't want to be away from the house for too long cause she's really bad this time.

DH decided to pull out of the Ironman next weekend. He doesn't want to injure himself and not spend all the money if he isn't 100% prepared. He's just sick about it but I hope he will get over it when he sees his new bike in a few weeks.

 

[justhat]

Robin, you're so not alone. That has been my husband's biggest complaint since, well, basically since Madison was born. My feeling is that I have to do everything with both kids myself. Yes, he works, and I get that, but essentially so do I as watching 2 young kids is no leisure activity. So when he gets home I except a minimum amount of help at the least. But I essentially get none. The only stuff he'll help with is done only after I ask him at least twice and it's almost always met with complaints, sighs, etc. To me that seems like he's doing me a favor, albeit reluctantly, rather than doing his job as a parent.

He was a bit better when Madison was a baby, but now all he wants to do when he gets home is sit on the couch and watch tv or use the computer. Problem with that is that Madison has to share me all day so when he comes home she's eager to get some attention from him and he's just not interested in playing. He thinks talking to her while staring at the tv or computer screen is like the greatest thing in the world. Of course she doesn't agree so she ends up running around trying to get his attention and effectively annoying him. I tell him how he can remedy this and he acts like I'm insane. I told him the other day that kids are not plants-you can't just water them and sit back and watch them grow. They need interaction, attention, playtime, etc.

So, my long-winded point is this. Since he doesn't do these things and wants to live like he's a single guy, I have to do everything. I don't get a break from my job like he does. Heck, I don't even get rest at night since I haven't slept an entire night without being woken up by a kid or pregnancy since June 2003! And he never wants to hold Henry, and being 2 months old he can't sit or anything so he's basically gotta be held all day (aside from time on his swing or mat, which I then spend playing with the other kid) by me. And holding another human that much, especially with nursing, leaves me not wanting to be within a 2 mile radius of physical contact. So with all of that the last thing on my mind is anything remotely physical with my husband.

Oh, and I feel the need to add that on the few nights that I would have gone along with it he went to bed around 8pm. That's my other big gripe, that he can be so exhausted from work, and walking around all day, that he needs to go to sleep early. But when I'm tired and go to bed early his response is "you never want to do anything." Cause that's really gonna inspire me.

Wow, sorry, I didn't mean to turn your vent into my own. We just had a small talk about this the other night so it's all very fresh in my mind. By small I mean that I told him I was going to bed at 8:30 since I have a bad cold, have 2 kids with colds, and have to assemble the family for a 10 day vacation, in addition to the regular tasks. He said "why are you going to bed?" Though I thought it was obvious I told him I was tired. He responded with his "you never want to do anything." After feeling the anger level rise I just said "I'm going to bed". Then I was up at 11 with Madison who pooped in her pullup while she was asleep (a true first) and woke me up to clean her. Then again at 1:30 with Henry for his feeding, then again at 5 with Henry who did not want to go back to sleep till 6:15, then I got up for the day at 6:30....

 

[dizagain]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!

Robin - I'M WITH YA'...no explanation needed as Fab so eloquently worded it for us!!
And don't stress too much - you'll explode! I know the shower will go off without a hitch and your kiddos won't remember that the china cabinet incident happened because you were mad at them I PROMISE! Experienced bad mommy speaking!

zalansky - I haven't heard of such a serious treatment of an ear infection before but then I don't think my girls ever had blisters on their eardrums either. Take care!

cabmom - have a fun trip, can't wait to hear about the place!

SL - have fun scrapbooking!!

BuzznBelle - Jocelyn has an actual "dance"? Yikes!! We have another Rec Night next weekend, but no dances at all I don't think. Hayley had a second total meltdown last night - this time over the fact that she hates every single name-brand cool item of clothing I have bought her and has "nothing to wear" that doesn't make her look fat. And I am not like other moms because I don't understand or want her to look good and oh yes, she hates her hair, too. I finally got her calmed down and all positive again, but it took a LONG while. All the time I was remembering doing the same thing when I was her age but for the life of me I couldn't remember what exactly my mom used to say!

Oh,no. My break is over and I am being paged. Lunch is needed I think as he over-slept and it's late! I never seem to get to respond to everyone, but I am thinking of you all!

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Happy 1st B-day, John!!! I hope you have a great day!

I just realized that I haven't carved the pumpkin from the pumpkin patch that we picked out on Saturday yet. I think that will be a project for today. I also just realized that I am about to have a very busy month. Yes, ladies, I did say I was about to get busier! But at least this is more social type things and not school things so yay for that! My house is so messy and disgusting and depressing. I think part of the reason I juggle school and family time so well right now is that something has to suffer and it has been my house! So I think tomorrow I will be spending the day doing a really thorough cleaning. Dh will be helping though as I am not cleaning this place myself. He's a good one though and I know he'll help.

Sunday night we're taking Kylie to the "trunk-or-treat" and Tues. she has a Halloween party at her daycare and that night we are taking her trick-or-treating at the college dorms in town. Then, next Sat. we have her Christmas/18 month portrait session. The following weekend is free so far. The week after that Kylie is going to be in a beauty pageant. Then, it is Thanksgiving, our 7th anniversary, and then my final exams (YAY!), and onto Christmas holidays. It's going to be busy!

Oh, and I am so not a pageant mom. I have never been in one and I have never entered Kylie in one. This one is a fundraiser type thing and it sounds pretty laid back and I thought it would be fun. Plus, there is no pressure on Kylie if she doesn't win since she won't understand it anyway. It is a Miss Christmas pageant and the lady who is in charge of it said I don't have to do a pageant dress if I don't want to. Some moms will and a lot won't so it will be divided I guess. So I am thinking since it is a Christmas pageant that I will buy a really pretty Christmas dress and have her wear that for her Christmas pics and then for the pageant. That way I will get a little use out of the dress. I am also entering her in the Miss Photogenic contest. I don't know if she will win but it will be fun to see all the little ones dressed up on stage and NOT following any rules, lol!

Anyway, want to hear my latest daycare incident? Sure you do! You know you live for drama no matter how small it may be! Anyway, when I picked Kylie up yesterday her teacher started acting really paranoid because apparently Kylie had 2 bowel movements yesterday and she said they were a really "unnatural" looking black color and smelled awful. She wanted to know if that was normal for her since Kylie isn't there but 2 days a week and she doesn't see a lot of BM from her apparently. I really don't know what she wanted me to say. I didn't see the "unnatural" BM. Her perception of what is normal and my perception might vary. She asked if I knew of anything that could cause it. I told her I would think anything she ate or drank could and maybe it might even be a side effect from the flu shot she received the day before but I didn't know. She said Kylie had not acted sick though. She then starts comparing the smell to when her mom had a colonoscopy (if I heard her correctly!) and that had her very concerned so, not only was she paranoid, she made it sound as though now my kid has a life-threating thing going on. Thank God I am not one of those parents who panics over things like this. Geez!

I told her I would keep an eye on it and if I thought it was bad and warranted attention I would call her dr. She made this huge thing about how I should call Nurselink as soon as I got home. She made a huge point of saying how smelly the BM were. Okay, I am awful because I was having a terrible time hiding a smile. I mean, aren't ALL BM a bit smelly anyway? I told her I would watch it and left. I figured if it was something serious I would know but I didn't think it was. I figured she was overreacting. Sure enough, all of Kylie's BM have been normal for me and not black. Maybe she just doesn't like her teacher calling her BM smelly so she does the "unnatural" ones for her. Oh, and the BMs Kylie has had for me have smelled like roses. Truly delightful smell I tell ya. I am going to turn it into a new expensive perfume titled, "La Fragrance de Baby's Bum" or something like that!

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate that she cares enough to be concerned but am I really going to have to worry about what paranoid thing she has for me today every time I pick Kylie up? I hate complaining so much because this is really a nice daycare and Kylie really seems to enjoy it there and this teacher is great with her but I just have enough stress and this woman was irritated because I refused to call Nurselink without first seeing for myself what she was describing. I don't think I was being irrational by saying I would have to see it myself before I call somebody about it.

Okay, vent over.

Well, speaking of BM (which I am sure you guys are tired of hearing about now..sorry!), Kylie just had one so I had better go change her. Time to smell the fabulous aroma once again! I need to get her something to eat too and carve that pumpkin. TTYL!

 

[justhat]

I was reminded in the above posts that I have one of those 25% off Gymbo coupons valid today if anyone wants it. I gave the 'give a friend' one to a friend (imagine that), but I won't be using mine as the thought of buying my kids more clothes makes me laugh when I look at their closet.

ETA: My cousin just sent me this cartoon.

 

[llij]

Good afternoon moms!

Thanks for all of the birthday wishes for John! I picked him up a little while ago from the sitter and now he is back down for his nap. My parents are coming over for dinner tonight to help celebrate. My mom was very sweet and told me that she is bringing dinner so not to worry.

My cooperating teacher today told me to go home early since it was John’s birthday, but I didn’t b/c I would have felt like I was cheating if I didn’t put my scheduled field work hours in. The teachers so far are so nice and really helping me out a lot. The kids have been so much fun to get to know and I get a kick out of talking with them!

On another note, poor Katie came off the bus in tears this afternoon and I feel so bad for her. She handed my dh a note this morning about a donation drive at school. Her class was supposed to bring in toiletries. So my dh decided that she should bring in a HUGE package of toilet paper for donation (bad move!). When I saw her climbing on the bus with that, I knew it wasn’t going to be pretty. Of course, some kids teased her and called her ‘toilet girl’ all day today. I should have intervened and taken back the tp this morning when I saw what was going on, but I was in a rush to get the baby and myself out the door (dh makes sure that the girls are ready.) Katie is sooo sensitive and I felt so bad for her.

DisKim – Hang in there!! I totally understand how you feel about trying to keep everything up. I’ve had a few crying jags in the past few weeks myself. I hope your MIL will understand if the house isn’t in perfect shape. I’m thinking of you.

Ginamarie – Good luck getting all of your work stuff done! Good luck with Thanksgiving too!!! That is great that you are hosting.

Fabumouse – You crack me up!!! I always know that I will LOL at your posts. Sorry to hear about Kailey and the barf incident. I’m a puker too.

Floridafam – Enjoy your spa day tomorrow! You deserve a break!

Nucpharm – Matthew’s birthday is next! Good luck with his part planning! I thought of you today when I was at the party store and I saw some Thomas stuff! BTW, I love the picture of the kids in your signature!!

Justhat – Your trip will be here before you know it! Good luck getting everything done and have a super trip! I also wanted to tell you that I think we are going to MVMCP on the same night as you. Aren’t you going on the 21st? I think that is when we are scheduled to go. Sorry to hear that you aren’t getting much help with the kids. BTW, I love that cartoon! Too funny!

Zalansky – Meagan was notorious for getting ear infections as a baby. It was so bad that she had tubes put in twice. I don’t remember her being medicated like Cam is, but that was so long ago that I’m sure the medical protocol has changed. I hope she feels better soon.

Robin – Good luck getting everything done for tomorrow! I hear you on the house and keeping it clean for all 4 ½ minutes. I broke down and got a cleaning person b/c I just can’t keep up with it and school. The cleaning lady does a fabulous job, but with the kids the house stays clean for about 5 seconds. I sometimes wonder why I bother. Oh and you are not alone in how you feel with your dh. Since my hysterectomy, my dh has been even more frisky but sadly I am not. Between the hormone fluctuations and the sheer exhaustion from school and the kids it is the last thing on my mind. I actually feel sorry for my husband b/c of my lack of libido. Oh, and don’t feel bad about the china cabinet and the kids. We all have those ‘mom moments.’ Your kids will not remember this.

Hillbeans – I forgot to tell you that I loved your pictures from the Nick Lachey concert! You look amazing!! Thanks for the assurances on John’s crawling. He is like the girls and has the low tone, but he is the strongest of the three so I would have thought he’d be moving by now. I think he likes being ‘waited on’ by his big sisters and that might contribute to his lack of movement. Too cute about Kevin and the ‘tumblesaults.’ I hope he has a great time!!

Hi GLT!! How are you doing?

Lissawynn – Good luck with the house remodeling! How long did they say it would take?

BNBmom – I hope that Jocelyn has a great time at the dance tonight! How many of them does the school hold each year? Oh and your posts crack me up too!! I’ll have to see what kind of car the Orthodontist drives when we go to his office!

Cabmom – Have a great time at Great Wolf Lodge!!! Take lots of pictures!!

SL – Enjoy scrapbooking tonight! How has work been going? It sounds positive if they have hired another person. When do you register for classes?

Tamie – Have a great weekend! It sounds busy!!! Your glitter party bags sound fun!!!

Dizagain – Glad to hear that Carson is ok!

Tasha – Sorry to hear that Kylie’s teacher has been hounding you about her poop! She would have a cow if she had to change John’s diaper. He is the king of stinky and strange poops! You sound like you have a busy month coming up! Good luck getting everything done. How long is your winter break?

Staci – Ouch about your dh’s hand! I hope that it is ok. I’m glad that you had a nice dinner out too!

Bellacam – How are you feeling today?

Hi to Ryan840, Val, Joats, Gems, J&D (any news on the computer?), Gretchen, WDWBetsy and all the moms!

Well I better run! Birthday boy is up!

Have a great weekend! I'll post birthday pictures soon!

 

[WDWBetsy]

Hi to everyone!

Fabumouse - you are cracking me up! First of all, I take most of the pics in my signature. I have so many on my computer that it's not funny. She's a little ham. Also, I just love the "can't we kiss, eat ice cream and pretend you're gay" comment.

Alice and all: I'm so glad to see that others are not feeling up to it. If my DH wakes me up one more time to rub my back and shoulders when I *know* he's doing it for a little action, I'm gonna kick him! Sure, I feel bad that I am tired and not interested, but I think he can wait until the weekend when Aubree's napping. It didn't help that 8 weeks postpartum, my c-section opened up and got infected. Talk about freaking out! It was leaking and gross. Thankfully it has healed up nicely now. But that didn't help with me being in the mood. I was honestly scared it would open up again.

I have to confess that DH and I caved in last night and changed our minds about Aubree going to WDW. Well, she is officially going! We decided that we can't stand that many nights away from her. I even rented a full-size crib from ABBF and bought her a plane ticket so it's definitely a go. Had to switch some ADRs - we are really excited.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I will try to catch up on the last few pages this weekend. Take care!

 

[bellacam]

Hi mommies. I am ashamed to admit that it's almost 5:30 and I am heading to bed. DH and I went out today and got everything we could think of that we may need for the new baby that can be bought without knowing what we've got in here. We also got Aidan's winter coat/snow suit, boots, etc. We went to a consignment store at my friends suggestion and what a savings!!!! Especially for something he'll only use for a few months. So needless to say, I'm exhausted and am calling it a day. DH's home all weekend too, so I'll get some rest. I hope you all enjoy your weekends! We are supposed to be getting a nasty storm here tomorrow. Hope you all have better weather.

 

[WDWBetsy]

Hi ladies!

I survived the holiday portrait session. My mother came to help me and asked me why I torture myself. Aidan has got to be the WORST child when it comes to taking pictures. He freaks out. I have no idea how, but the wonderful photographer we had did a great job.

DisKim, if it makes you feel any better, here are some recent portraits of Aubree. It made me want to never take her again. She was cranky and kept crying. Thank goodness it was only at Walmart so I didn't waste much money on these. I wanted to laugh when the clerk tried to get me to buy more than the $6.88 package. Yeah right - I want these on a huge canvas!!!

And these were the best of all the shots taken! I still think she's beautiful, but I take better pics at home...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/wdwbetsy/Aubree-the-Fairy.jpg

 

[joats]

Just a quick pop in to wish John a very Happy Birthday! Jill, I can't believe JP has turned one!!! Have fun at the party. Sorry to hear about poor Katie and the toilet paper incident.

Sorry I've been MIA ladies. I've been dealing with this itchy body rash thing and sheer exhaustion. I'm not sure what's going on with me, but I've been going to bed at 8pm and that's pushing it. I have hive-like bumps on my arms, scalp,face, etc and I've been dizzy lately. I thought it would go away, but I'm thinking I should call the MD soon. I'll try to catch up with you all this weekend. Right now I'm going to go try to finally watch my TiVo of LOST as I'm dying to know what happened on Wed, but I couldn't stay up for it.
Hope to post this weekend during Jace's napping.
TGIF!

 

[Alice28]

THANK YOU LADIES, both for making me feel quite normal, and for a few chuckles as well. (Fab- were a stand up comedianne in a previous life?). I am SO TEMPTED to cut and paste everyone's responses in a works doc to show my DH that I am not alone and that this is normal, AND that this too shall pass. He gets so freakin' pessimistic when things like this come up- like we're never going to have sex again or something. He kills me, I swear.

And FF, my eyes welled up just by you saying, "I think it's the Depo." I think my DH has started to think I'm just saying that. But other times in our marriage, when things have been hectic or crazy, or I don't have time, or I am tired, I would still 'get in the mood' (read: horn-dog) but the timing wouldn't be right. Now I just don't care. Every few days I get horrible cramps that last for a few minutes and then they go away. DH made a joke this morning about the pregnancy test at the hospital turning positive and I said, "That isn't even funny. You think I'm frazzled and tired now? I would be a nutjob if we had another baby." I mean really, if I am not ovulating and having that normal ebb and flow of hormones, plus I feel so undesirable just by feeling torn in 25 different directions all day....why would I want to?

Thanks again, everyone!

I have to share one more hormonally charged thing- I shared how I got the job as the on-call preschool teacher (a sub). I was fingerprinted 10 years ago with my job at the school district in the burb next to us. I told my current supervisor that, and he said he would get my records from them. Well, apparently that won't work, and I had to go to the District Office and sign the OK for them to release my fingerprints. Ladies, I almost started crying on the way home- I MISS FEELING NEEDED OUTSIDE THE HOME! Eveyrone was so nice and thrilled to see me, asking about what was going on, asking about my kids. It startled me to realize how freaking isolated I am here at home. But what choice do I have right now? I would need to be paid $20 or more to make it worth it to pay for daycare for 3 kids, and I was only making $15 at my last job. Plus, they all 3 have different schedules....it would just be silly, and I know a lot of moms would kill to be at home and not working, but it really made me wistful. I *loved* that job and was really pi$$ed about the circumstances in which I left- I wanted to stay at least another year, but the interdistrict transfer, which the two districts have had for years and years, didn't go through for Sam- the school district we live in wouldn't release him even though the one I worked for OKed him coming in! UGH. And I couldn't see working before and after school hours at one school, while my kid was going to the other school's after care- how stupid would that be! So that's why I quit. But I really liked that job, liked the staff, liked the kids, liked the parents....it just made me sad inside.

Enough about me. Guess what- I think my house is clean, except for one last vacuum and mop! Amazing! We are going to Chili's for dinner so I don't have dishes to clean up tonight.

Jill- I'm sorry, but I had to chuckle at poor 'toilet girl.' Why didn't your DH give her an extra tube of toothpaste or something! Poor thing!

Tasha- I changed a doozy of a stinky on Molly right now- like one that went straight to the outside garbage can. That lady sounds a bit weird.

Joats- I'm worried about your rash- sounds like you need to call the MD soon! Esp like with what Loretta discovered- having something as serious as Lyme's and not knowing it!

Lost was weird on Weds- I'm getting tired of Sawyer getting beat up all the time.

Justhat- I LOVE the comic! So true, so true. My DH does help out a bit, but I always feel like he's doing me some huge favor or something- I know I am projecting my feelings on him, as he doesn't complain, but I also don't feel like he's doing it cheerfully or something. Maybe I'm too picky.

Bellacam- I'm glad you were able to get out and get what you needed today! Hey, when I was pregnant, esp the 2nd and 3rd time, I would often be in my bed, in jammies watching Wheel of Fortune at 7:30 every night! So, no, I don't think your crazy for going to bed at 5:30! Esp because you need to be resting anyway! I think some of my kidney stone issues got jump started with my hypertension issues with Joshua.

Betsy- I think it's great you are bringing Aubree! You will have fun, and still be able to squeeze some couple time in. When my oldest was 2 DH's work paid for us to stay at this swanky hotel downtown on New Year's Eve (it was the 1999/2000 one) because she wanted him nearby incase anything happened at the mall he worked at downtown (he was the security manager). Anyway, I remember putting DS to bed at 9 or so, and then we had couple time that evening, ordered room service, etc. It was great! I'm sure you will be able to do that a few times at Disney with the age Aubree is.

FF- enjoy your facial- I'm sorry DH had to drop the Ironman, but I can't wait to hear about his reaction to the new bike. I have tried taking a bath and having alone time after the kids are in bed, but it doesn't help most of the time. Part of it is other issues between DH and I that I am angry about - I've touched on them here in the past...........oops...needed to edit!