October 2012 Rockstar Mamas - Page 8

[MarineWife]

I had a whole post typed out but hit something and it all disappeared.

JJ ~ Yay for sleep and for getting things clean! I realized that I was wrong about Dylan's sleep when I said he was waking 2-3 times a night. I think it's actually only once. Last night he nursed to sleep around 11, nursed once in the middle of the night and then not again until the morning. When I finally decided I needed to get up because I thought it was around 9 am I looked at the clock and it was already 11:10! We were all still sleeping!

I was hoping my mom would come here and then drive with me to Ashland. When I asked she said maybe. She thought she might just want to meet me there. Hopefully, I can convince her to come here first because that it would make it a lot easier for me.

Oooh, Annie, that's getting dicey. KUP

So, funny little bit of useless info. I was watching Judge Judy tonight and Ryan said his girlfriend had been on Judge Judy a few years ago. I googled it and found her! I just thought that was funny.

[AnnieA]

Another baby would definitely make things even more crazy around here but that doesn't worry me. What I'm most concerned with getting pg right now would be losing my milk before Ava is done drinking it. She still has a high suck need, especially to go to sleep. So if I do end up pg, I would have to do some work transtioning her to drinking cow's milk from a bottle. Other than that, as long as this theoretical baby is a girl, all I would need is another crib/mattress and two carseats. I have enough dipes even if Ava doesn't potty learn for a while.

[AnnieA]

MW, that's so funny! What was she on there for?

[MarineWife]

I'm not sure, exactly. It seemed to be something about some 20-somethings at a party and trashing the place. I'll have to ask her when she gets home. She said she lost but didn't have to pay anything. Everyone got a free trip and $500 for going on the show. The plaintiff got $3200 but none of the defendants had to pay it.

I keep forgetting to post my chart. I think, maybe, possible O. I've had 4 days of CF dry up. So, now I'll just be watching for . If it shows up too soon, I'll know I didn't O. But if shows in 12+ days, I'll assume I'm Oing again.


My Ovulation Chart

[onetwoten]

That's funny! One of my step-cousins was on a maury povitch, jerry springer type show years and years ago. We watched the show, but it was SO obvious that they'd been coached about how to act and what to say. 

Originally Posted by AnnieA 

Another baby would definitely make things even more crazy around here but that doesn't worry me. What I'm most concerned with getting pg right now would be losing my milk before Ava is done drinking it. She still has a high suck need, especially to go to sleep. So if I do end up pg, I would have to do some work transtioning her to drinking cow's milk from a bottle. Other than that, as long as this theoretical baby is a girl, all I would need is another crib/mattress and two carseats. I have enough dipes even if Ava doesn't potty learn for a while.

That's the nice thing about AP in general and just not having this insane need to have so much -stuff-. We could cope financially/materially right now really well with another baby. My brain however... lol not so much. 

I've gone the last two weeks, only washing diapers once a week. And I still had some left over.   I guess I really do need to stop buying. Except the peachy ones (the ones tenley did the photos for) come out next week... and I want some... lol

[AnnieA]

JJ, do you have a frontloader? I have a toploader and I had to start washing every other day because I think I was trying to wash too many dipes at once and they weren't rinsing well. So now I don't have as many stink issues with my microfiber dipes since I'm washing smaller loads.

[AnnieA]

Oh and Ava HATES her fairy wings. She doesn't even want me to wear them. So she'll probably wear her glow in the dark skeleton pjs. I'm still going to try to wear the wings if she won't. Maybe she'll be in a better mood on Halloween. She was so pissy today. At one point, she was upset because I laid on the living room floor. :/

[onetwoten]

Originally Posted by AnnieA 

Oh and Ava HATES her fairy wings. She doesn't even want me to wear them. So she'll probably wear her glow in the dark skeleton pjs. I'm still going to try to wear the wings if she won't. Maybe she'll be in a better mood on Halloween. She was so pissy today. At one point, she was upset because I laid on the living room floor. :/

Oh hugs! I hate days like that. There's still a few weeks so maybe she'll change her mind.

Weve got a top load, but I can fit all her dipes in there. I usually try to do them every 3 days or so, but with the basement renos right now our washer is unhooked, so we hooked it up temp last week and his week I did them at my in laws. But yeah, clean now, but they stunk soooo bad and will def need to be summed out now.


Ummm so... The prob with a baby who sleeps when she NEVER sleeps, is that when she does.... Mama can't sleep!! Guys, we put herro bed just after 830 and she hasn't woken up once!! It's been 3.5 hours and I can't fall asleep! After 45min of tossing and turning I finally got up and grabbed my phone.

I don't even want to think it, but could you imagine if this was 'it' and she started sleepin normally? And i was rested, and she was rested? I'm too scared to hope!

[AnnieA]

JJ, I hope for your sake that it is the start of her new normal. I remember those days of staying up until midnight so I could catch another wakeup but she didn't wake up! Still getting used to going to bed at 9:30-10 PM when she's having a good night. Tonight is not a good night. Put her down at 8:45 PM and she's been up 3 times so far and it's just after 3 AM. I'm pumping because she's gone through everything fresh I had out. I hope these teeth she's working on will finally break through!

[MarineWife]

On washing dipes, I read recently that letting them sit too long between washes can cause them to break down faster. I never really thought about it but it makes sense. All that ammonia and poo acid and whatever could do some damage. Now I'm wondering if that's why so many of my dipes fell apart so quickly. I usually go 4-6 days between washes. The article I read said the dipes should be washed every other day. I'm going to try washing mine more often, at least not go more than 3 days.

I think maybe DH does a lot more cleaning in the mornings than I realized. Every morning since he's been gone the kitchen has been completely trashed from Ryan making food in the middle of the night. He'll clean it when he gets up but I can't wait that long. There isn't room to do anything in there. So, I'll have to clean at least some of it.

Oh, btw, do you all remember what Ryan got arrested for? Well, he says he's not done that for 3 weeks now. He decided it cost too much money so he quit.

[onetwoten]

oh god guys. I'm floating. 

Bed at 840ish, slept until 1240 (4 HOURS!) then was up at 140ish, and then woke up once more, I think it might have been around 4am? I don't remember. And then at 6am when she woke up, we brought her into bed, and she nursed a few times between 6-8 when she got out of bed. Oh, it feels so wonderful!!  Even the 1240 wakeup, she was like... barely awake. She nursed halfheartedly for maybe 2 minutes, and then I was very easily able to unlatch her and put her back. 

The funny part is, I actually did try to go to bed last night fairly early. I had my book and I was just reading until sleepy... and it was coming, so finally I just shut off the light anyways. That's when I tossed and turned for almost an hour, so I got up and grabbed the phone again to play on there for a bit.

Feeling SO hopeful about this! 

[AnnieA]

I can see how leaving them longer would break down the material sooner. Happy to hear Ryan has stopped. I don't know how anyone affords it honestly. My friend was having trouble getting pg last year and one day she asked me if that could affect sperm quality. Turns out her DH was smoking EVERY day. Who has that kind of extra cash laying around? He stopped and the next cycle she was pg. Could have been a coincidence but who knows?

[MarineWife]

JJ ~ I do that a lot, can't sleep when the kids are sleeping if it's out of the ordinary.

Annie ~ It wouldn't surprise me if that was more than coincidence after smoking every day.

The boys have a birthday party to go to tomorrow. It's at a big indoor amusement type place with bowling and arcade games and other stuff. That will get me out of the house for a few hours. Too bad it's with the family in my neighborhood that doesn't speak to me.

[AnnieA]

akind1, I can't wait to hear how the big reveal went! I love the pic of Norah that her doula posted!

[onetwoten]

Originally Posted by AnnieA 

akind1, I can't wait to hear how the big reveal went! I love the pic of Norah that her doula posted!

Ok I'm dying here too!! From your post, it sounds like maybe some people -weren't- that supportive? :(

Yeah, so two nights of great sleep, last night was sooooo bad! Like back to every 45 minutes. And we spent so much time outside and out with family, I thought for sure, she'd sleep well. We'll see how tonight goes. She's been up once, in about an hour and 40 minutes. I think it was a burp that wouldn't come out, because as soon as she burped, she passed out on my shoulder again. THe night Could go either way. 

Tomorrow we have to be up at 6am to drive DH to work, which should put us down for an early morning nap (we didn't have a morning nap today at all), and then we've got dr appt at 1130, and then busy afternoon of running around and a playdate. 

Got the floor laid in the laundry room tonight!

[akind1]

Haha, so someone read between the lines of that one, LOL. yeah. MIL was PISSED. I think there may be permament damage. She told DH (not where I could hear her, but where I am certain other people could) that she thought she had raised him better than that, that she was disappointed in him, and that he was irresponsible, and how dare we bring another kid into the world, how can we afford to when we haven't repaid our debt to her? (on this last note, I asked DH what debt???? the last small loan he asked of her, he tried to pay back but she wouldn't let him) So, yeah. He's not speaking to her. And she's supposed to have Gabe this weekend, and asked (after her tirade!) whether she'd get him Friday or Saturday. He said, curtly, he'd let her know. Poor DH. If I had heard, I would have given her a piece of my mind, better that I didn't. We'll see how things go. There is no unsaying what was said.

Everyone else, was surprised. My parents (who we live with and see everyday) had NO idea. but everyone else also offered their congratulations. I am just glad to have it over with. My heart hurts for DH - he and his mom have always been close, and this is a very heavy blow.

JJ: Hooray for sleep! and Renovation!

It's my birthday today. I am going to be cleaning, potty training, and eating ice cream cake. Woot! 31.

[MarineWife]

I missed the drama on Facebook. I'd be done with my MIL if she said that.

I also missed Ethan's dental appointment today. It was at 12:10. I forgot all about it. That's why I usually make appointments after 2 pm. I'm just not ready to go anywhere before then.

[Baby_Cakes]

Uh, yeah, I'd be DONE as well.  I'm done w/family over wayyyy less offensive things.  That' just complete lack of support.  Idk.

I'm so happy you're getting lots of support and love from everyone else!  This is wonderful!!  I can't wait to see pics of Norah's party, too!

Busy busy busy here!  I'm glad I got the yard cleaned up b/c it's rainy out today.  Working inside today with a very stir crazy 4 year old and a whiny teething 1 year old!  So much tidying up to do.  So much.  Ugh.

My friend had her baby last night!  I'm so happy and excited for her and cannot WAIT to visit with them and see her baby.  She had an amazing natural water birth at the hospital and is just so in love.  Yay for new babies!!

[MarineWife]

I keep forgetting about my diapering and bedtime dilemmas. Dylan hates to be changed and have a new diaper put on. It's so exhausting fighting with him about it. I've been letting him go without a diaper almost all the time at home but that is presenting problems, too. For one, I have to constantly clean up pee and poo messes all over the house. The pee is not much of a big deal but the poo is. When he falls asleep for a nap I have to try to get a waterproof pad down while holding him and not wake him. Tricky.

The other diapering issue is that he poos in his night time diaper every night right before we're ready to go to sleep. I think he does it on purpose. It doesn't matter if I put a diaper on him early and change him again right before bed or if I wait until bed to put the diaper on him. It doesn't matter if he just pooed. He'll poo again. It's getting really annoying because I have to get up out of bed when I'm half asleep to change him.

The other bedtime dilemma is that I don't know how to dress him for it. He kicks the covers off on purpose. Every time I cover him, he kicks them off again. He gets cold to the touch but won't keep the covers on. He hates footed sleepers, though. He screams and cries and pulls at them when I put them on him. Do you think he's not really too cold in just a diaper and t-shirt or onesie even if he feels cold to me?

[Baby_Cakes]

Dipes are a battle here too.  I have to change him on the changing table (I had to get the foam pad out, I hadn't been using it, just the floor) and I have to give him something to hold/play with or something, and even then it's a fight.  I dread changes!! DREAD!!!  And he always gets his hands down in there and gets poo all over and ugh, just ugh.  Can we potty train yet!?  

Hmm.  I'll put some thought into the pooping right before bed.  Hmm Hmm Hmm.

Finn took a 3 HOUR NAP today!  W/o a single peep or anything!  Love when that happens.  Making him some lunch now.  Got a bit of straightening up done while he was out, played actual blues clues with Nora, and made some crafts.