The Official New Mom Thread Part 2

[nucpharm29]

GLT--what a day you had yesterday! I so wish I still lived close, and then I could give you our double stroller. We hardly ever use it, cuz' Emma refuses to ride (may make WDW a little interesting in April). ANd it just sits in our garage! Too bad it weighs a ton, or I could ship it to you!

SL--glad the party went well. I have a fear that Matthew will be indifferent to the TMX as well, after DSgrandmother went to get it. But I'm sure Emma will like it if he doesn't

hillbeans--have a fun time at the wedding!

alice--I hated when DH was on call. They would page him and he would never here the page go off, so then work would call--AND he wouldn't get out of bed to answer the phone. So I had to get up at o'dark thirty to answer the gosh darn phone and then wake DH up. Luckily, no call here yet!

Well, Emma just got up so I better go find her some breakfast, and then get the troups ready for church--as I'm flying solo this am, b/c DH will come home and go to bed. Chat later--and thanks for all the compliments on the pics, hope I didn't bore you too much!

 

[nyprincess]

DS had his first birthday party on Saturday (12/2). He had the best time! He was in a great mood too, thankfully. We had almost 20 people, so he had plenty of toys to unwrap.

He usually sleeps through the night. He has since he was 3 weeks old, but last night.....wow! He kept waking up and crying. Not just whining because he can't find his pacifier, but actually crying with tears. Very unusual for him. Needless to say, I am dead on my feet at work today.

I'm taking DS and DH to WDW starting on Tuesday. It's just a quick trip to celebrate their birthdays. DS is on December 5 and DH is on December 7.

My next DS is due between February 13 and February 20. Scheduled C-section that hasn't had a date decided yet.

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

ff - That's exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks! I know my mom would love the pink ones. If I can't find one when I'm out today, I think that's what I'll get her.

alice28 - Maybe I was looking in the wrong department at Macy's. I'll give it one more try so I don't have to pay shipping otherwise I'll order it online.

hillbeans - Have a great time at the wedding!

glt - I really hope that car comes through for you. In the meantime, I hope you can borrow that stroller.

ginamarie - Congrats on getting your shopping done. I have to go to Target today too but it'll save me a trip to the grocery store so I won't mind the crowds as much.

nucpharm - Don't worry about boring me with pictures. I love them!

nyprincess - Happy birthday to your DS! Maybe he was overtired from the party. I hope he sleeps better for you tonight. Have a great trip!

I have more Christmas shopping to do today and I need a new cell phone. The Verizon guy at the mall was such an *-hole yesterday so DH and I walked away from the kiosk without a phone. I hope the store in town has nicer sales people.

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

Morning all! Just a drive-by posting from me today--I'm still in my jammies, tons of stuff to do. Maybe we'll get the tree today, make some cookies. I'm starting to really stress about money. I'm one of those people, if there's a balance on my credit card, I start to freak out. And like most of us, this has been a pricey month--on top of Christmas, we have Jocelyn's braces, the cat has a lump on his neck, DH needs a newer car. We're not destitute or anything, I really need to chill, but sometimes it just freaks me out.

LOVE everyone's Christmas pics! Birthday pics, too. We don't have CEC up here--it looks fun (for kids, anyway).

glt--I'm glad things are working along. Just take things one day at a time. and for you.

Hi to everyone else--I really have to get my butt in gear. I'll catch up more later.

 

[DisKim]

I just wanted to say hi to all my mom friends. I am hoping to sit down tonight and get caught up. I'm getting really stressed out lately. We shopped all day yesterday after I waited in line at the NJ inspection station for an hour and a half and took Emmy skating. Then, last night we went to a drive through light show. Emmy ended up crying her eyes out because they got rid of the holiday village where they used to have Santa, ice skating, roasting marshmallows, a movie, etc. Everything seems to be a disappointment this year.

Today, we are trying to get out to the tree farm. We already have our fake tree up but we were going to get a small real tree this year since they have them at Emmy's farm where she takes riding lessons. Then, the kids are in the Christmas parade here and DH has to video tape it. I'm not sure whether I'm going to take Aidan or not. It's cold and I have hundreds of things to do in the house. I'm at that point where I feel that everything won't get done.

OK, sorry I can't respond to everyone today. On top of everything else, I have to catch up on the novel I assigned my seniors. I think they are ahead of me and I have about a hundred tests to grade. I hate working. I wish I could walk in and quit tomorrow. I have no time for work!!!

 

[gottalovethem]

NY Princess - Hello. Sorry I never officially welcomed you! Happy birthday to DS and DH!! How fun to be able to celebrate at WDW. How long will you be there for? Be sure to tell us about all the fun you had so we can live vicariously through you!

DisKim - Take a deep breath and hang in there. I know there is so much that seems like it has to get done this month. Thinking of you!

gotta go.

 

[joats]

Good morning ladies.

Here's a picture of our tree. DH & I had fun putting it up last night. Jace came down this morning and "oooh-ed" at the tree. He's been good so far and hasn't even really touched it - he just points at it. We decided we are not doing any other indoor decorating this year. With little man on the go go go grabbing everything - it's not worth it. Less to put away come January too

DH is outside decorating the house/trees w/lights. Jace is napping. We headed out this am and went to Bed Bath and Beyond and the dreaded Grocery store - but at least it's done. I need to pick up around here today and do some cleaning and make cookies for Jace's teachers (slice and bake of course as I am clearly no Suzy Homemaker). I am so jazzed up for the holidays!! This is my favorite time of year. I am so sorry some of you are having difficult times and go out to you.

SL: I was just in Macy's (old Filene's) yesterday in the Trumbull Mall and I swear I saw shirts like that as we were walking thru. I am so surprised you haven't had any luck. Let me know if you want me to look next time I head to the mall - I'd be glad to. Sorry about the verizon loser - hope you found a nicer place.

DisKim: I hear ya about work getting in the way of life. I couldn't have said it better. Sorry Emmy was disappointed last night. Hopefully today's trip to the tree farm will be better for you all.

BNB: Hope you got everything you wanted to get done - done today. I freak out to if there's a balance on the CC. I try to pay it all off each month. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do that once I get my bill after the holiday,etc. Try not to stress. How much do brace's run now anyway? I imagine it's some insane amount.

NYPrincess: Happy Belated Birthday to your son. Wow, your DH and DS are close together huh? We have that too DS is 6/17, Mine 6/28 and DH 7/1. I hope you have a great trip to WDW!!! Did you have a c-section with your 1st DS? Do you have names picked out for DS#2?

GLT: Sounds like "the talk" didn't go too bad. It's never easy for kids (or you) I imagine. I used to run divorce groups for elementary and middle school kids. I have a lot of materials and info if you ever need it. You can PM if you'd like. Hang in there!

Hillbeans: How did your hair come out? How was the wedding? Post pics when you can.

Robin: Urgh! That must be so awful to have the phone ringing in the middle of the night. I think I'd find it hard to fall back asleep. There's something for me that no good news usually comes from a middle of the night phone call. Your tree is very pretty and Josh looks great!

GM: Congrats on finishing your shopping!! Sounds like your sibs are getting great stuff! I hope Olivia naps better for you today and you get to finish your motion.

Z: Glad you had a good time at your party. You deserve to have a fun and relaxing time!

Nucpharm: Emma is such a doll! She looks like she had a ball! DS is getting so big - what a little ham in that photo! He is so cute!!

Val: Did DH have fun at the poker game? Hope he didn't wake you when he got home.

I'm gonna head up and eat lunch with DH and maybe catch up on some Tivo while Jace is still asleep.
Have a great day!

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

alice28 & joats - Figured out why I didn't see the shirts in Macy's. I was in the wrong one and DH of all people pointed that out to me. The mall we were at yesterday has two Macy's - one for men/juniors/children and the other I guess is women. Oops. I never claimed to be a rocket scientist. I'm going back tomorrow to have Lucas' picture taken with Santa and this mall has one Macy's. I'll let you know how I make out.

joats - Love your tree! It looks great.

glt - Good luck with your DH today.

DisKim - Hope you find time to get everything done.

 

[floridafam]

Hi Mommies,

Not much to report here. I just had to give Kona some Miralax. ICK. It sounds so gross-Polyethylene Glycol-it certainly doesn't sound like something I want to put in my child's body but she's at 3 days with no poo so the Dr. wanted to try this.

We're just taking it easy today and doing stuff around the house.

 

[nyprincess]

NYPrincess: Happy Belated Birthday to your son. Wow, your DH and DS are close together huh? We have that too DS is 6/17, Mine 6/28 and DH 7/1. I hope you have a great trip to WDW!!! Did you have a c-section with your 1st DS? Do you have names picked out for DS#2?

Thank you. He is such a doll baby. They are very close. I love that I gave my DH our son for his birthday.

I'm sure we will have fun at WDW. We're going to MVMCP on December 5th.

I did have a c-section, so it will be another c-section for me. They are supposed to schedule it at this next appt on December 13th.

We chose the first name Alex for our DS#2. We're still debating about a middle name. I don't want Alexander as the first name because DS#1's name is Jose and I don't want one with a long name and one with a short name. For middle names I like Michael or Matthew, but DH says it doesn't flow well.

 

[justhat]

Another one doing a quick post cause Henry is not in the best of moods today. He got yet another cold on Friday night so he's grouchy and miserable all day. Luckily he's still sleeping okay at night this time around.

NYPrincess - Happy birthday to your husband and son! My father's birthday was 12/5 and my uncle is 12/7 so I think they're good days! And the uncle on 12/7 is Alex, with Michael as his middle name believe it or not. He's actually an Alexander but I don't think he ever used the whole name in his life, always an Alex.

GLT - Glad the the talk with your kids went okay. That must have been really hard for you. I hope things work out with the car and stroller for you.

SL - I had never heard of a collared sweatshirt till now so I wouldn't even know where to look. I hope you have luck finding some at Macy's.

FF - Sorry to hear about Kona and the Miralax. I've heard good things about that from friends so I hope it works well for Kona. Did the dr have any idea what might be going on with her?

Joats - You cracked me up with that Suzy Homemaker comment! Slice and bake is gourmet to me too!

I love everyone's tree/Christmas decoration photos. I guess I'll take some photos of our stuff later and post them. Better than last year's embarrassing 2 ft. white tree, but still nothing to rave about, trust me. We got a 4 ft. fake tree cause we'll be in WDW and didn't really trust a real tree alone while we're away cause my uncle's house burned down from his Christmas tree years ago. At least it's green this year. Well Madison and Joey just got home wth McDonald's so time to dine.

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

Hi again! I have a few minutes before I promised Jocelyn I'd make cookies with her. maybe we'll even make it out to the tree farm later. Right now, DH is asleep in the chair, holding Luke--poor little guy, he's been Farty McGasbomb the past couple nights, I have no clue why. But he won't sleep unless he's upright, so DH figured they'd both catch a nap.

SL--Glad you found the shirts. I could totally see me making that kind of mistake--even if they had the designations in huge red letters with arrows and photos!

FF--Polyethylene glycol is just a smoothing agent, if you will--to make stuff slide on out. I know, it doesn't sounds great, does it? I hope Kona's doing etter for you.

joats--the tree looks great. We have a "no breakable stuff below a certain point" rule in our house. We'll have that for a few more years. I haven't run all the numbers on braces, but this is "Phase 2" for Jocelyn--she previously had a palate expander and currently has in some spacers. The actual braces are this week, and that's going to be ~$4k. We have insurance to cover some of it, but I guess they reimburse us directly, in increments. Robert is in "Phase 1", with a palate expander. I'm hoping Celeste won't be as bad--Robert's baby teeth were huge, and with my complete lack of dental knowledge, I knew the older two would need lots of work. Celeste's don't look as bad...here's hoping!

Okay, for any of you with older kids, at what age do boys STOP thinking it's fun to run around naked? I mean, Robert's 9, does he think I don't see enough little tushies around here as it is? He just came in wearing a shirt...and nothing else!

nyprincess--Welcome aboard and good luck on your name choice! It gets trickier as you go along, I think. We named our oldest DD Jocelyn, because I loved the name for years. When we got to DD#2, it was hard to find a name that we thought "fit" as Jocelyn's sister. We chose Celeste. I like Alexander Matthew--I think it has a nice ring to it, and is solid boys name. Of course, I have Robert and Luke, so clearly I'm a fan of solid, all-boy type names.

Kim--I hope you get caught up with your class. Wouldn't it be great if they gave Christmas vacation BEFORE Christmas? By the time it comes around, you'll just be able to collapse in a chair!

Jill--We'll be making the double chocolate chunk cookies from the Main Street Bakery today. Those are KILLER!

 

[dizagain]

Hi Guys!!! Love all the photos!

We've been running around trying to fix stuff - replaced a window shade, three toilet seats, the sliding door blinds, and DH is about to replace 5 floor tiles....that should be a treat to hear - I mean watch ! Not sure why he is attempting this...he got all inspired by "Home Depot - you can do it, we can help!" Yeah but this is MY DH we're talking about!!! We did get our tree decorated and I put stuff up around the house. I really didn't get all my stuff out, though, since it looks so cluttered even though I love it. The girls kept missing things and making me go down and get them out anyway. Now I just need to pack some kitchen stuff away since we don't have alot of storage space and everything looks jammed in there and I really need to CLEAN.

I have caught up on my reading - everyone sounds so Christmas-y!! Hope to have a nice time to respond soon. Have a great Sunday and stay warm...it's below 20 here even in the sun!

 

[Alice28]

Hi Moms-

DH is really sick. He came down with some sort of serious stomach virus or something today. he was fine this morning, we went to Costco to grab nuggets, corn dogs, grapes and got Sam another Lemony Snicket book, we all had hot dogs at the food court- well, DH forgot and ordered the kids and I a hot dog and him a polish- we all like Polish, but I must have just said, "Get us hot dogs" when I figured he'd know Polish. ANYWAY- he put two kinds of mustard, onions and sauerkraut on his....we are driving to the gas station and he is stone quiet....he quietly says, "My chest hurts....I don't know what's wrong." Then he starts belching....I get gas, we go home and he lays down. Has chills, back ache, knee joint pain. Then about 45 minutes later he is throwing up so violently. It was kinda scary. I was hesitating about taking him to the hospital as I wasn't sure if it was a heart attack.

He's feeling better now. We had dinner reservations for Benihana (to use our gift cards we now aren't going to use at WDW) but I don't think that will be happening. I seriously think he is developing some sort of stomach problems and he gets mad at me when I say that too him- any sort of food that is spiced funny, or too greasy, or any little thing gives him indigestion or GI tract problems. He gets mad thinking he has a weak stomach- I suggested to him having his gall bladder looked at, to see if he has stones. He just eats pretty lousily a lot of the time and I harp on him for that....his Dad died relatively young and it bothers me that DH isn't taking his health seriously since he's been home from Iraq. When he was over there, he was exercising a lot...not now

Oops- gotta go- more later, promise

 

[joats]

Oh Robin: I hope DH is ok!! I'm hoping it is just a virus. If he's not feeling better soon, I hope he will call the MD.

Dizagain: Wow, DH sure is handy. Hope everything comes out ok. Please post a pic of your tree when you can. - STAY WARM!!

BNB: "Farty McGasBomb" I am so going to use that name!! Oh man, is dental work expensive. I hope Jocelyn does ok w/her braces and they don't hurt too much. Are they all clear one's now or can you still get metal? I bet they've changed so much since I had them at age 14.

Justhat: Poor Henry! He's been having a rough time with the illnesses. Did your Uncle's house really burn down from a tree?? I'm glad that you did not get a real tree if you won't be home. Pls post pics of the tree you did put up.

NYPrincess: I love the name Alex. Good choice. I had a c-section too with Jace. If I ever have another - I will have to have another C. Have a blast at WDW and enjoy Mickey's Christmas Party!

FF: Poor Kona! I hope she can go again soon.

SL: Good luck with Macy's #2 and with Lucas' Santa pictures . We hope to take Jace next Saturday morning to see the Jolly Old Man. I have to go early otherwise I get skeeved thinking about all those kids germs, etc. after the Santa we had last year told us by the end of the day his white gloves are grey!!!

I think I'll go run up and scrub the tub and take a long hot bubble bath before we get hit with the alleged snow. At least DH has a vac day tomorrow so I don't have to worry if daycare is delayed. I must admit I don't watch the news on the weekend, so I'm not sure what we are in for. Hopefully not as much as you got Dizagain!

Hope you all are doing well and have a great night!
Jen

 

[justhat]

Wow, Robin, that must have been scary. Does he normally get sick with greasy foods, or just the indigestion stuff? My mom gets a lot of indigestion and overall stomach problems when she eats too much greasy foods and I think she said she started getting like that in her mid-thirties. Sorry though that I can't give you any solutions cause her only one is to avoid that kind of food. I hope it's just one of those bugs that lasts less than a day and nothing that you'll all catch and be debilitated with.

 

[floridafam]

Robin,

That must have been scary. I'm sorry that happened. Is he feeling better now. Don't hesitate to go to the ER. I know most men won't go to the ER for anything but maybe he could find out what's going on.

Keep us posted.



Mommies,

Have any of your children had a hernia? I kept forgetting to mention to Kona's Dr. that she has this little bump above her belly button and I finally mentioned it the other day and she said she wants to see it tomorrow. I only notice it at certain times-like when she stood up to get out of the bathtub.

I just wonder if this has anything to do with her bowel issues. Anyone have experience with hernias?



justhat,

I'm sorry Henry is sick again.

 

[Alice28]

OK, DH seems fine now. He even went to the store to look for something for Christmas. I guess that polish just did NOT agree with him.

Molly didn't take a nap today (but she slept til 9:15!) and we are still going to attempt to go out. I have a feeling she's going to be a brat, but DH wants to go.

Joats- we have a slew of June bdays in our family too. DH is the 14th; triplets (nephews and niece) is the 16th, Josh shares your bday, the 28th, and my mom's is 7/2. It's one expensive month.

I'm trying not to stress financially either. As I've shared, we had some serious debt we mostly paid off this year. But we still owe several thousand dollars on our Visa, and it gets me down sometimes. But we've come so far and I just have to know that this too will get paid off in the next year or two, and in the meantime to not sweat the small stuff and enjoy life. It's too short. I just have to stop charging anything on it, and it will get paid off. Funny how that works. We certainly have enough money to live off, I think we're both just spoiled in how we were raised, and we're both kind of 'when I want it, I want it NOW' kind of people.

Love your tree!

BNB- yikes about the braces. I think Sam needs to see an orthodontist this year, but he still only has 8 adult teeth- my kids are kinda slow on losing teeth, which is good in a way. So far most of his teeth have come in straight, and he doesn't seem to have a bite problem. I worked in an orthodontist's office as my very first job, so I have a teeny inkling as to what to look for. If he does need them, I imagine he'll be like me- I only had 6 brackets total, on in 4th grade, off in 5th, and then I wore a retainer for a year or so. No big deal.

I'm sorry about Farty McGasbomb! I hope he is able to toot out whatever is giving him troubles.

My son Sam was Mr. Naked Boy until about kindergarten. Then he grew out of it. But man, from 2-5 he wanted to be naked all the time! Joshua never was quite as naked boy for some reason. But he does often 'forget' to put on underwear!

FF- keep us posted on Kona- I hope it's not a hernia! I don't have any experience with it, sorry....

At least DH works right next to one of the huge doctor's clinics- if he's still feeling funny tomorrow, I'm insisting he walks over to urgent care.

diz- way to go with the home repairs! Hope you can stay warm! Brrr!

nyprincess-hope you have fun at WDW! You must live close! Which park are you going to? I like the name Alex too.

justhat- sorry Henry is feeling yucky again. What's weird about DH is that he can tolerate some greasy foods just fine- like Chinese food or a hamburger from Carl's Jr. But then things like KFC, food from Chili's or other similar chains, outback, make his stomach upset. I can't tolerate a lot of fried foods since I had my gall bladder out, but at least I know what my problem is....I'm not sure what his is....

SL- good luck finding the sweatshirts! I just know when my Mom and I went Gymbo shopping 3 weeks ago or so, she went into Macy's while I got Molly something to eat, and came out with 3 of those tops.

Well, I guess I need to go get shoes and socks on everyone, and fish out the gift cards from the Disney jar. We are now eating our sitdowns at:

Whispering Canyon
Nine Dragons
Narcoossee's
Crystal Palace
California Grill

We replaced Benihana with the $14 Prime Rib buffet they offer at Shades of Green on Sunday nights. Can't beat that! I don't really like Downtown Disney area at night anyway- not with the kids. It's way too hectic. I like to go and shop/eat in the mornings, when the crowds are at the parks.

Anyway, talk to you gals later!

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

Got my new phone! DH was due for a phone credit, so he got it under his number and then transferred it to mine at home online. We didn't do much else today besides make a trip to Target.

alice28 - I'm glad your DH is feeling better. I guess that food REALLY didn't agree with him.

joats - I don't think they're forcasting much snow anymore. Last I heard was maybe just a few flurries. DH has the day off tomorrow and is going to stop by and see my new office with Lucas. I don't want them to get snowed in at home because their visit will be the only bright spot in my boring day.

June is also a pretty crazy bday month for us. DH's is on the 7th and Lucas and my SIL are the 20th. September is even worse, though. Mine, my friend's and my cousin's are all on the same day. Then my nephews are less than a week later.

ff - Lucas had an umbilical hernia when he was born (right at his belly button) and the doctor said it can take up to 5 years to disappear. If it didn't by the time he was 5, they'd discuss operating. Luckily it went away when he was a few months old.

dizagain - My DH is soooooooo not handy. At least he knows to call a professional instead of attempting to fix things himself.

justhat - Can't wait to see pictures of your decorations.

BnB - Aw, poor Farty McGasbomb. I hope he feels better soon.

I was hoping to wrap a few presents tonight but DH just won't leave. His parents bought a new webcam and he's putting off going over there to help them install it.

 

[llij]

Good evening ladies!

You all sure move fast in a few days. I’m way behind on this thread again!

Gems – Hi! We miss you too! Congrats on being almost done with your office job! Woo hoo! That is wonderful news about your shop too.

Nucpharm – I’m glad to hear that Emma’s party went well. The pictures of Emma and your family are great! I love your reindeer antlers too!

Icebrat – I forgot to tell you that I love love love the wedding dress you posted! You will look amazing in it!

Ginamarie – I’ll say a prayer that all goes well for you on January 4th. Will they have to shave a lot of your hair? Maybe if you pull your hair back in a ponytail it will hide it. You don’t have much longer until your trip to WDW do you?

Lissawynn – You crack me up with the Gymbo addiction, but I say ‘go for it’ and shop away. When the girls were little, I dropped a lot of cash at Gymboree! If John were a girl we would be broke b/c I would be buying all of their clothes.

Robin – I love your pictures! Josh sure is a cutie! Sorry to hear that your fondue place was a bummer. We’ve got a Melting Pot here and we’ve always enjoyed it although it is a bit pricey. Sorry to hear about your dh being sick too! Maybe he should have his gallbladder checked out. I’m like you and I need to watch what I eat since I had my gallbladder out years ago.

Joats – Your tree is wonderful! You sound like you had a very productive shopping trip with lots of deals to boot! That is great! I’m glad to hear that the itching and hives have subsided.

Dizagain – Holy Moly you got a lot of snow!!! Yes, moving with a 3 month old is a bit of a pain. My dd was 4 months old when we had to start packing up our town house to move where we live now. I’ll be thinking of you and hoping that it all goes smoothly for you.

Bellacam – Your family photo is gorgeous!

Fabumouse – Sorry to hear that your dh is feeling under the weather. My dd’s are both pack rats and it makes me crazy. Once I finish school, I’m going to go through this house with a shovel and get rid of all of the crap that has accumulated over the years.

Zalansky – I think I missed your post, but I hope that everything is ok with you all.

DisKim – You sound like such a talented and creative teacher! Your students must love being in your class! I hope that you survived your busy weekend.

Justhat – I’m sorry to hear that Henry has another cold.

SL – Congrats on getting the new phone. Glad to hear that you found the sweatshirt for your mom!

GLT – I’m sending warm wishes and prayers your way. I hope that the car deal comes through for you.

Floridafam – Sorry, I don’t have any experience with hernias. I hope that Kona is ok!

Val – Glad to hear that work was quiet yesterday!

Hillbeans - I hope that you had a great time at the wedding!

Nyprincess – Happy Birthday to your ds!

BnBmom – I empathize with how you are feeling with stress and money. We have had to carry a balance on our card for the first time that I can remember and it has me a little bit on edge.


We had a busy weekend here with basketball and my dad’s birthday. Today, I tried to decorate (I’ll post pictures later) but I didn’t go all out this year since we’ll be in Disney on Christmas. Meagan had a choral concert at the hospital this evening and I also had to do a tiny bit of schoolwork.

I have a question for you guys though….John is going through a huge “Mommy phase” and cries if I leave the room and he has been a bear to put to bed lately. Only I can put him to bed and he cries when I leave. Have you all gone through these phases with your kids? How long did it last? The girls were always pretty independent and great at going to bed so this is all foreign territory for me.

I hope that everyone has a great evening!