Good things are happening in February, May '04 Mamas!!! - Page 3

[elsanne]

Meow!

[TurboClaudia]

or as marek would say,
"Jorja kitty says 'Meow!' But Turbo says 'Mrrrrrrrrrrow.'"

i the MMF!

~claudia

[orangecanoe]

3am party...anyone want to join? :

Originally Posted by TurboClaudia

or as marek would say,
"Jorja kitty says 'Meow!' But Turbo says 'Mrrrrrrrrrrow.'"

i the MMF!

~claudia

[Miss Juice]

Aw, Heather, I wish I'd known! We were totally up at 3am. From 2:30 to 5:30, actually : though we wouldn't have been much fun - Ethan and I were having a disagreement about how many times it is acceptable to nurse in an hour. I was pushing for less than four. And no biting. So now, of course, he is out cold and I have to go haul him out of bed so I can go to work.

Is it raining at your house like it is here? I remember when I lived in New Mexico, it would start snowing in Novemberish and it wouldn't rain again until spring. This winter rain is not my favorite.

Off to work. Smooches.

[Jacqueline]

hey mamas-
thanks for the clothing offers....that's not why I posted about it, BTW, but I'll take advantage of your good will anyway I'll PM with sizes after the well-visit tomorrow.

The night before with A sleeping until 3:40 must have been a fluke. Last night she was up again at 12:30. I still got 2 hours before she awoke, but man, she's waking/eating so much once she comes in our bed.

but, boo on the 3 a.m. parties HJ makes you participate in Heather!

This morning G starts a mini-sports class at the community center. It's kinda like the soccer he did last summer with t-ball thrown in and it's all inside the gym. He's excited about it and we got him some new tennis shoes just for it! I'm hoping he participates okay....I'll be watching on the sidelines with A, but won't be able to be much help. I've read your experiences with classes for M, Claudia, and my boy has been quite similar socially to M for a while, so I'm trying to be prepared for anything. G has recently seemed to become much more outgoing during these kinds of things, though, so it might go just fine.

okay, off to breakfast with my boys while A is still sleeping.

[orangecanoe]

jacquie--I really just need to declutter and will stalk any takers I can find! I think HJ wasn't even 2wks old when I found someone for my maternity clothes! Can we say DONE! That sounds kind of like the sports class our Y has, but it's always full! Hope he has fun!

forgot what else I was going to say...

[jstar]

i'm thinking my post from yesterday got eaten

i'm thinking i feel crazy behind on *everything*

i'm thinking of Kk and claudia and HJ (and everyone else too )

[orangecanoe]

hj having a nak attack, but I need to wake, snack, dress the girls and get to music therapy... where's the robot when you need it!!

damn mercury!

[KKmama]

Originally Posted by Jacqueline

hey mamas-
thanks for the clothing offers....that's not why I posted about it, BTW, but I'll take advantage of your good will anyway I'll PM with sizes after the well-visit tomorrow.

Eh, I would have unloaded on you at TG, but didn't happen then, and as you know, life has been a little chaotic. Your post jogged my memory.

What was the worm bin question, anyway? : :

[elsanne]

Hi there everybuggy.

Okay, I think life is going to be okay...just had a meal with a friend who is mama to 4 kids, and she said that by far the worst time in her mothering experience was when her oldest two were 3 and 1.5...for the same reasons I complain about. So now I know: This Too Shall Pass! She says, if you can get through it without scarring your relationship with your kids, the end result is totally worth any work, and that's what it is now: work. Roll up the sleeves, and get to it. Just wish I didn't have to work otherwise as well, or just not so much. This week is crazy.

I love you all. So glad this little group exists.

[jstar]

i'm glad to hear that. i've been pretty discouraged about the 3yo lately. he is DIFFICULT. i waffle between 'what happened to my sweet baby?' 'where did i go wrong? or is this genetic?' 'am i going to be as disgruntled with ebin when he is 3?' it kind of sucks. there are just too many battles about seemingly trivial situations. and so much begging for toys and whatnot. screeching in the grocery store for candy from the candy tower that *i* didn't introduce him to but our friend did. doug actually went to the grocery store with us and was like WHOA! yes he want want want wants everything. i sooooooo prefer to go without him. again 'did i create this want-y creature? or is this just a phase?' how many times can i say no about x, y or z?

in any case i am going to miss the little booger since i am leaving for several days!

ebin is just rolling rolling rolling. there is no need to crawl. yesterday isaac was in the bathroom so ebin just rolled through the kitchen and ba-dump down the step into the bathroom.

i babysat a 9 month old yesterday (or i should more correctly state that isaac and i babysat 2 babies). I AM SO GLAD I DID NOT HAVE TWINS. the mama leaves. Z has poopy pants. clean pants. ebin chews on wipes. Z starts fussing so i get his bottle. ebin sees baby on my lap with bottle and starts fussing. lap is not big enough. i make ebin a bottle because he seems jealous. he is briefly entertained chewing on his own bottle. i get Z to sleep upstairs. phew.

ok. must get going.

[DucetteMama21842]

i knew something was suspicious.. there's no way my mmf's haven't been on for a week! i lost my updates and am catching up.

midterm week, tj gone on another training.... first corporate meeting tomorrow to see about promotion... bare with me....

[Sarah'sMama]

Hi everybuggy! Just bumping us back up. Been a little quiet lately....

Thinking of Heather this AM.

Wow, I'm feeling so blah. I can't even think of anything to say!

Anyone have any recommendations for a good read? Thinking of heading to the library tomorrow and want a realllllly good book. Hit me with your fave books!

Ducette, I hope you pass your exams with flying colors!

[Miss Juice]

KK, I was asking about worm bins because Cailtyn has talked us into getting one. We just ordered it, and it will be a little while before the worms get here.

Where do you keep yours? How cold can they get? Any tips or insights would be appreciated :

Else, I concur with your friend. 3.5 is a tough age, and 1.5 is a tough age, and the two together are immensely trying, in my opinion. Five and six, though - they ROCK. Caitlyn actually changed her brother's diaper the other day (completely unbidden) and did a better job of it than DH regularly does.

I'm still amazed that three year olds live to be four, though. Allison's latest charming behavior - no matter what we put in front of her for dinner, she instantly bursts into tears and screams, "I don't want this! I want a burrito!"

jstar, for me the first three year old was much more trying than the second. While Allison's behavior is probably just as crazymaking as Caitlyn's was, I'm truly less bothered by it. I think there are several factors at work here - there's more going on in general so I can't pay as much attention to it, if that makes any sense. Also, she has someone bigger than her to follow and look up to, and her older sister does help keep things moving. So no, I don't think you'll be as disgruntled with ebin and while I know it's natural for us to wonder if we've created this, if it's genetic, if it's some horrible test or joke the universe is playing on us, I think a lot of it just IS. And, as always, it WILL pass.

I said something to my MIL the other day which is still sitting with me - "It's really difficult sometimes not to take my children personally."

Well, I'm a ramblin' when I should be scramblin'.

[Miss Juice]

Sherri! If you haven't read it, I highly recommend "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert.

[DucetteMama21842]

Originally Posted by Miss Juice

I said something to my MIL the other day which is still sitting with me - "It's really difficult sometimes not to take my children personally."

ITA and am having an extremely (on the verge of breakdown) time with this.

[Mama Faery]

Originally Posted by DucetteMama21842

ITA and am having an extremely (on the verge of breakdown) time with this.

Just wanted to add in: ME *freakin'* TOO!!!!!
I don't have a lot to contribute...kinda moody today and I finally go back to work this afternoon (sans the kiddo, which will be nice) I am trying to take every day as it comes, and not beat myself up over things like PBS all morning, every morning. To name just ONE thing I threw my hands up and said "WHATEVER!" to recently.

Sorry if I'm not making much sense. I'm...okay, I guess, just kinda overwhelmed and shutting down, still at the end of my cold. DH and Rowan are fine, but of course MY cold longers longest. Hah.

Have a good day, everyone.

[mamameg]

Juice, wasn't it you who shared with us the mantra of "This is not a deliberate assault on my sanity" ? I use that one DAILY.

I'm over here reeling about the primary. I voted Obama and I am a bit annoyed that he didn't blast Hilary out of the water. Guess we have to wait and see for sure, but it's not looking good for him. Bah.

Yesterday was challenging. A million errands, lots of running around. And in the afternoon/evening, Jett was completely losing his shit over and over and over again. The makings of crazy.

Uh oh. Kids are needing me to focus the energy. Things just erupted.

[Sarah'sMama]

have you seen this, Meg? http://my.barackobama.com/page/invite/yeswecanvideo Gave me chills. I've never been moved by a politician the way I am by Obama. Think I'll get the thread shut down for talking politics? :

[orangecanoe]

maybe sherri, but only if we start arguing! and you know us...

books... khaleid hosseini ... kite runner or a thousand splendid suns

jhumpa lahiri's the namesake or eat pray love..... the last two I can send you if you want!


feeding eval.... huge ... they got us in to see the awesome ENT---- tomorrow!! more later on the blogoy.

so very tired and hungry....off to scavenge lunch