How are YOU doing?
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I am good! I am used to having 2 kids at this point and the juggling act isn't so bad.
How about you?
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@oliviaoblivia: ETA I am an idiot. I was like omg are you preggo, thinking Jan 2014. Welcome to 2013 Beebug, it's been this was for a couple months now.
Oye.
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Tiredddd! J's sleep has been off for about a week. I think we are about to come out from under it though!
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I am doing pretty well! I finally feel like we've hit our 3-month stride and everything is coming together. The consistent smiling and cooing (with the occasional laugh) certainly helps too!
@coacheswife123: My LO had a horrriibbblleee sleep regression last week (like up almost every hour horrible) right when she turned 3 months, and it lasted about 6 days. I almost died. But she's finally back to her usual self so hoping your LO is almost out of it too!
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I'm doing really well. Fortunately baby girl is very easy going and sleeps well so my mental and physical health haven't take too big a hit. I struggle with letting DH care for her. It's really hard to not be critical of his parenting....he's still new at this too. I really have to work on letting to a bit.
Right now he's at SaturDads with her. It's the first time they've gone anywhere without me. I'm feeling very anxious right now.
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Doing really well - the return to work has been easier than I expected (so far) even thigh I'm exhausted by 10 every night!
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@oliviaoblivia: I struggle with this too. DH does fine but I feel like I do it all better especially soothing him when he is crying !
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@oliviaoblivia: @coacheswife123: I struggle with this, too. I also get annoyed because Hubs has the tendency to let D escalate longer than I do. So then I just swoop in and pick him up. He always calms right down and I have to bite my tongue not to say something to Hubs.
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@littlebug: same here ! So frustrating
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On another note, we DTD again this weekend and it went better than last time. Still not back to normal, but at least it didn't end in tears this time!
We had a date night in Friday, too, which was awesome. Once a month, daycare has Mom and Dad Night Out. For $5, you can drop the kids back off from 7-10! We're already planning what we'll do next month, ha ha.
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@littlebug: that's awesome that your daycare offers a mom and dad night out! glad you guys went out on a date. i've been itching for one, but at this point i'm not up to finding a babysitter and my parents are out of town, so i'll wait until they come back.
@oliviaoblivia: how did saturdads go? i hear you on trying to hold back on being critical. it's hard after spending every waking minute with or thinking about LO!
@dagret: i went back to work last week--started on thursday so it was nice to have a super short week. the fatigue is hitting me a little more today. i go to bed by 9 because i have to get up at 5! not fun.
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@edelweiss: it went pretty well. He was bummed that all the other "dads" were actually moms. He was hoping on making daddy friends in he neighborhood. He did an ok job with her. Didn't button her coat for the walk home (it was cold out) but she didn't seem upset. Overall it was a good first time alone for them. I was so paranoid the whole time that I just sat by the phone instead of taking care of me time. I will do better next weekend.
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@oliviaoblivia: i struggle[d] with letting DH take over responsibilities, but since i'm back at my day job, he watches her and I realized I'd rather have her with her dad then with a stranger! it's hard letting go, but i realize that he needs the time to get to know her and her quirks and needs just like i needed that time! as long as she's not endangered (which she's not) then i've been trying to guide him and share with him the things i've learned and then let him learn his own things too!
i'm conflicted with going back to work (it's only part time) but i know i need to stick with it for a couple more weeks at least while DH finishes up school. once he starts working again, then we're going to re-evaluate and hopefully i'll transition to WAHM and doing photography full time.
i know i need to work for my own sanity though. just not at my day job! that's currently my biggest struggle. but R is a pretty easy, happy baby, so the transition to motherhood has been much smoother than i thought.
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And then there's the day where you spill over 4 ounces of pumped milk (didnt cry but wanted to) and your husband didnt get anything done because he and your daughter took a 2 hour nap! Ha! R hasn't napped two hours for me in weeks. Dads!
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@birdofafeather: oh no!!!!!!!!!!
Can you guys believe we are creeping up on a year since we got pregnant? Insane.
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@birdofafeather: ugh ! I prob would've cried !
I go back to work tomorrow for a full day then start back full time next week. Blah.
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@coacheswife123: good luck!
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@dagret: I got my BPF one year ago today!
It is also DD1's 3rd bday today! Time flies!
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I go back on may 6 officially but I'm already writing lesson plans and I'm probably going to go in once this week and once next just for the AP kids since the test is Friday of the week I get back. I'm starting to feel a little but excited about going back even though I also still want to be home
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Wasn't sure what thread was most appropriate for this, but...
This is the only place this turd will be happy tonight. Not sure how I'm going to eat!
And yes, we affectionately call everyone in our family "turd" or "turd-head". Including the dog. We're mature like that.
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@allison: oh my gosh he looks like your husband ! His looks have changed so much !
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@coacheswife123: That's funny you said he looks like DH--I told him the same thing when I saw the pic! He looks different depending on the angle and his mood, it seems.
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@coacheswife123: how did it go today?
@allison: your little turd has the cutest rolls on his wrists!
@birdofafeather: did R nap better today?L and I had a full day. We were out of the house for eight hours. It's silly, but it feels like an accomplishment. Three feelings, three diaper changes, zero meltdowns.
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@oliviaoblivia: woo ! That is an accomplishment ! Today went really well - flew by!
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@allison: just put a napkin over the top! He does look totally different in this photo!
@oliviaoblivia: I was at work again, but DH said she's back on her short nap schedule: 30-45 min sometimes an hour. Oh well. She's been sleeping well at night and is a happy baby during the day so I'm not gonna push it way to go on being out all day!
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Have any of you started working out again? I decided to start the Couch 2 5K, but just read that working out can make your breastmilk supply drop. Anyone experience this at all?
Oh, and the DAY D turned 3 months old, pp hair loss set in. )c:
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@littlebug: j is 14 weeks and I'm noticing more hair in the shower :(. Ugh. I tried c25k and stopped after 3 times. It hurt my boobs to run ! I haven't been exercising at all but am back in my pre preg jeans so I don't care ! I figure I can tone up later !
Y'all - I'm really enjoying being back at work and trying not to feel guilty about it! I honestly feel like a better mommy in the evenings when ive been at work. I'm so much less stressed and feel like I can really enjoy J so much more. I think I just appreciate him more. I feel like that sounds horrible!! This has just been my first full week back but I already feel so much more balanced and really, really happy!
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@littlebug: I downloaded the c25k app too but needed to get what I thought was a plantar wart taken care of first. I was at the podiatrist today and it wasn't a wart, it was a pocket of nastiness....he thinks I stepped on something. So at least that's one step closer to working out. I am worried abt the exercise/supply dip though.
I feel like I really have to push myself pumping - even though I have a sizeable stash. Anyone else feel like this?
@coacheswife123: that is how I explain to people what it feels like to be back at work. I feel like work recharges my mom battery. After mat leave they were pretty weak. Going back to work helps me feel like a normal person again and I'm a better mom for it.
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@dagret: exactly !!!
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I do think exercise hurts supply...I've done a little, (played soccer like 3 times and walked a bunch), but that's it. I'm starting to really want to be back in shape though.
I go back to work Monday and in kind of excited. I think I'll be exhausted, but I do think it'll take a little pressure off feeling like in trying to figure out ways to interact with him all day long.
D is awake much more often during the day now and it's a lot of work!
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@Mrs Green Grass: remind me what y'all are doing for child care ? Will be thinking of you Monday ! My transition back has been awesome so far !
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@coacheswife123: @dagret: @Mrs Green Grass: YES. Don't get me wrong, I loved being home with D, but by the end of my maternity leave, I was ready to come back to work. The transition has been really smooth for us, and it helps to know that he's doing great at daycare. I feel more like myself now that I'm back at work than I had in a long time. I felt guilty about thinking that way at first, but when I realized that it makes me a better mom when I'm with him? Totally worth it. I enjoy him so much more now, and feel like I am way more patient with him when he gets fussy.
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G is doing great other than her bottle strike. she is getting to be so much fun. Sleeps very well at night even after her transition to the crib from the RNP.. Napping is not great. I go back to work Wednesday.
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@coacheswife123: my mom and dad are switching off weeks until school is out. Next year we will find a nanny.
Today went fine but I'm exhausted!!
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DH has been watching Row while I'm at my day job and I feel like he's finally getting how hard is it to get things done and watch the baby! I think he'll have more empathy for me when I have a day where I just want to sit around with her.
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@Mrs Green Grass: congrats on making it through your first day!
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Happy first Mother's Day, ladies!
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I'm a dork and have too much time on my hands with Eli napping, so I was reading back through our pregnancy board. Ah, the memories! I can't believe I've already pretty much forgotten what it felt like to be pregnant.
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@allison: I need to do this !! I feel like nice forgotten everything !
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