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Vents, randoms, etc
I just typed up a huge post. It was in regards to health insurance and the new regulations the government is scheduled to be putting into place. Then deleted it. Health insurance is a neccessary evil. I don't know who to vent about- government, doctor's, insurance companies, peeps who abuse the system, etc.
Thinking about moving has me on edge. All the what if's and hows. What if our house doesn't sell? What if we can't find what we're looking for? What if all the houses we like are too much (dh thinks we can afford more than I think we can)? How am I going to keep a house clean with 2 kids and pets? How does all this selling/buying work with a realtor? People do it everyday, I have to keep telling myself this.
I finally got dh to agree on a vacation this year. We are doing something smaller and close since it will be our first with all four of us. I am excited to start planning and E is super excited to go on a vacation "where you spend the night, but not at home or grandma's."
Re: Vents, randoms, etc
I went to a restaurant last week that boasted a gluten free menu. I had an awesome steak. That afternoon I got sick, and over the next SIX DAYS I felt like I'd been sent to hell. Swollen joints, blinding headaches and GI issues I don't even want to discuss. I called the restaurant to ask about how they do gluten free... my mistake for not asking beforehand! My steak was put on the same surfaces as other gluteny things. There were zero precautions taken against cross-contamination. How the hell can they call it a gluten free menu?! >:( Thanks a lot, freaking idiots!
It's been almost a year since we started the adoption process. I know we've only been "in the books" waiting for a match for a few months, but it's hard to stay hopeful. This stage, after all the proactive work of the home study, background checks, profile writing, etc. feels like such a void. There's nothing we can do besides wait and wonder if we're being shown to pregnancy clients. This is hard!
I told Avery to hurry up and get in her car seat so I could buckle her in. She got this totally annoyed look on her face and said "Mama, you are pushin' yo luck". She cracks me up!
We are also taking our very first "family" vacation this year. We aren't doing anything super exciting, just going to Branson for 4 days and staying a The Lodge resort. We plan on doing lots of outdoor activities with Mr. C.
I am "this" close to blocking a family member on FB. I know that it will cause all he!! to break loose if I do though. I have already made it so they can't see any of my mobile uploads and can't see pix posted to my wall. They NEVER comment on any of my stuff on FB (but comment on other stuff on FB) but make snide remarks about it to me and other people IRL. They also told my DH that I posted some pix last week while we were in Denver and talked about being gone the entire time....um....if you are my FB friend you know that I was pretty much absent from FB while we were gone and only posted when I fell and busted my knee (but didn't say where I was) and then once we got home.
I had to give up carbonated beverages because they interact with my new meds. I have been soda and beer free for about a month. Dang....that was HARD...much harder than I thought it would be. Things that are "lightly carbonated" don't seem to bother me though so I have taken to drinking sugar free red bull and Crown. This could be a very bad thing.
I need someone to come to my house and force me to throw stuff away. It isn't like Horders or anything, but I keep stupid stuff....I always think that I might need it someday. Yeah, I pretty much never need it. I still have boxes in the basement from when I moved into that house (10 years ago) that have never been unpacked. Clothes that are either WAY too small or way to big that I think I might wear sometime. They need to go!
Waiting is the hardest part. And trust me once you are matched while it's exciting it's also nerve racking no matter how much of a "10" they are on wanting to give the baby up they can change their minds. Fingers crossed your wait is not long.
Eeek, we are leaving tomorrow and my mom still has no clue! I know L will do fine as she did before I'm just worried about myself with a 1 year old on my lap as I have to take dramamine and even the non drowsy knocks me out. Hopefully we can both sleep.
L has started this deep/loud ha, ha, ha laugh and does it constantly. WHile it's hilarious, passengers may get annoyed after the 1st 5 minutes of it tomorrow.
I have so much to do before tomorrow morning and I'm nesting. Shame on me.
Random- I have a dentist appt today at 1:30 and glad I got a sub at noon so I could come home and relax by myself before going.
I am a huge dork and can't wait until Hunger Games comes out...
C claps and kicks his legs to "Sexy and I know it" when it comes on and random clips in shows and commercials. I know it is so wrong but it is so cute! Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Yea.
Vent- I am having a really hard time right now with one of my team members at school. She is the "fun" teacher that doesn't want the kids to not like her so her classroom management is crap. We share a wall that sound permeates through so it is getting to be very frustrating.
My supervisors and manager have been pressuring me lately and I'm about to go insane. They want to know my "plans" post baby and I.have.no.idea. I wished I knew....things would be MUCH less stressful if I knew...Also, they would be the FIRST to know!
I submitted my first application and it felt WONDERFUL. I'm not getting my hopes up, but something about just having the potential to get a new job makes me giddy.
One baby shower down and one to go. Got lots of cute stuff last weekend and next weekend is my next!
Only a couple more weeks until I meet my baby girl and I'm over the moon.
I wished laundry would do itself
Thanks! I'm sending you a PM.
I'll help you clean it out. I have no issue getting rid of stuff.
I just got tickets to Blue Man Group on Friday night for dh's birthday. I am giddy with excitement on the thought of going on a real date with my husband.
So I told my DH to call my MIL to ask if she would watch the girls on Fri and she said no-no reason, just doesn't feel like going out "in the cold" She is the laziest person I know and she spends NO time with her grandkids. My mom will end up watching them, even though she watches them all day 2x a week. And then my MIL will guilt trip my DH about how we spend all of our time with my family and she is all alone blah blah..
I found out yesterday that the daily shots I have been taking for my MS for the last year are not working and I have to switch to another type with a lot more potential side effects. I started to cry at the drs office in front of a bunch of med students...
I am cheating on cloth diapers. Isla still needs to lose her belly button nub, so I can't cover it with a diaper, and I can't keep the cloth off it. She also has a yeast rash on her tush, so I'm using the disposables given to us until she'd off the Lotrimin and her belly button is healed. It's only temporary, I promise!
I am at my wits end with E. I don't know what to do with her and not listening. I'll tell her to do something, and she'll just tell me no. I'll put her in her room for time out and she just comes running back out, no matter how many times I walk her back. Of course, she listens to everything DH says. It makes me feel like a failure because I'm trained to deal with bad behaviors, it's what I do!
I found out today that I used the wrong tubing with my pump the entire year I pumped with E! One of the little prongs on the front of my pump broke off, so I called Medela to get a new front faceplate. When I was describing the tubing, the lady told me it was wrong, and they must have given me the wrong thing at the hospital, so she was sending me all the replacement stuff for free! Sweet!
I really want to go to Red Lobster for their $15 meal and a fruity drink. Mmmm, shrimp!
I'm sorry...this is a horrible feeling and I have been there more than a few times in the past 6 months. Hopefully the new meds work and you don't experience the horrible side effects.
Is this what Scooter's are adding to their stores b/c the one in Bellevue is amazing!! Around Thanksgiving they had a Pumpkin Pie and Apple Pie that were so good when I taste-tested, I had to get both and put one away in the freezer for later
Bryn, This is totally normal. Jack actually annoyed me the first few weeks. He want from my little best friend to someone I didn't even want to be around because he drove me so crazy. I'm guessing it was a result of being exhausted (in every way possible), the big 'ole hormone drop, the feeling to need to protect the new baby, and of course, rocking his world in every way possible, too.
It will get better. She's just being attention-seeking right now because there's someone else who gets your attention a lot of the day. If you haven't already, maybe try having a heart-to-heart with her and tell her you understand things have changed and it makes us feel 'this way' or 'that way,' but it will get better very soon and you want to spend some Mommy & E time together. Then see if Dad can take I for an hour in the eve and you & E can just hang out together in your room and read or whatever.
It gets SO much better and will, like I said, VERY soon. Hugs!
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Thank you for this. I've had some moments where I've felt like such a failure because I didn't really want her around because she annoyed me. I know most of it has to do with me, but I know we've turned her world upside down too. I've been watching Supernanny all afternoon for some inspiration!
She has a new reality. She's testing her boundaries because for a little one they're not obvious. She's honestly doing it to learn although she'd never be able to verbalize it. Being consistent is going to be your saving grace although it's super hard when all you want to do is sleep for 4 straight hours. I totally feel for you, but there is an end. She'll get more comfortable and life with a little sister will become just another day. Hang in there. You're doing great.
(and wtf is it about listening to dad? hate it when I correct something a bajilllion times and kelly says it once and, BAM, done. ugh)