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Friday Vents/Confessions/Randoms
Anyone have anything interesting to share on this sunny but cold Friday?!?!
Re: Friday Vents/Confessions/Randoms
Vent: I swear everything that could go wrong has lately! It's been one thing after another with problems/expenses. House issues, then DH's car accident in which he was not at fault at all but here we are back to having to have car payments! Leaks causing some ceiling issues, furnace had to be replaced, garage door broke over Christmas, having ceiling repairs and contractor says we should get a new roof. And today the garage door wouldn't work again after having it repaired just a few weeks ago. I want to cry! We go on vacation soon and I feel like we will end up getting super sick and not be able to go. Or we will get there and get sick and pay and arm and a leg for our of network care! Ugh! And all these things/expenses started after we booked our vacation. Worst possible year to do the vacation I guess but it was too late.
But trying to look on the bright side that we leave for Hawaii 2 weeks from tomorrow!!!!!!
Vents: We started working on our garage last month. The contractors finished everything by the time we got home from Disney, except the garage door, which had to be special ordered, since when the garage was built, it was for a horse and carriage, and not an automobile, so it's an odd size. That was supposed to be in 1/7. It's still not in.
Yesterday, when I should have had a nice happy garage to park in, someone hits my van and knocks the mirror off. But, they left a note, so I wasn't as upset as I could have been. However, we called the number on the note last night, as well as any other possible number that might have been written, as the person who answered the number on the paper denied having hit a car.
Why leave a note with a number if you're going to deny hitting the car? This makes no sense to me.
1- I wish I could pay someone to take down the Christmas decorations. I want them to be down, but I don't want to use up most of a weekend doing the work.
2- DH left on Sunday at lunchtime. He returns this Sunday between dinner and bedtime. The kids and I have done pretty well this week, but I am exhausted. My downtime each night hasn't started until 10 or 10:30, and I can't go to sleep right after I finish chores - I'm too wired.
3- Friends are getting together on Sunday afternoon and I am tempted to take the kids with me and let them play on the iPad for a couple of hours so I can see my friends for the first time since November.
4- We want to take advantage of Heather's spring break in March and take a 5-day vacation...but I have no idea where to take a fsmily vacation in March that doesn't involve significant travel time.
I think I got the wrong kids. DH took them both for blood draws this morning, and neither one of them so much as wimpered! I nearly pass out at the thought of needles. I'm so proud of them both.
I'm reading Brinely her first chapter book. The tho ught of it makes her seem so grown up.
I have done nothing at work today except look at houzz.com and dream about moving in and decorating our new house. Lumber package comes next week!
DH has been out of town this week, so I've been doing daycare drop-offs. This morning was the hardest because Garrett was not happy about me leaving at all, he was crying so hard. I was on the verge of just taking him home, but I had a meeting I needed to attend this morning. He doesn't usually cry for DH, but I'm glad he handles drop offs because there would be no way I could handle it. I feel like someone ripped my heart out!
In better news, I'm doing good with my New Year's "resolutions". (of course we're only halfway through January) Some friends and I signed up for the marathon relay, I took my sewing class and made a pillow case - and also a super hero cape on my own (although I made a ton of mistakes), and I am just about to finish my 2nd book for the month!
We also made our plans for our Florida trip next month, and my sister (from Denver) will be there at the same time we are, yay!
My confession is that since DH has been traveling, I decided the boys don't really need baths this week.
Birds are visiting the feeder I put up last week. I am such a bird nerd. and I think I need a bigger base for this one so the cardinals and the downy woodpecker which visited could have a snack too. I just love all the nature activity outside my window.It makes me want at least two more feeders. Maybe 3.
Trying hard to concentrate on work, and failing miserably.
Should have ran at lunch, but I didn't have any water to drink after my coffee. So I think I will have to go after I am done with work then get EJ before coming back home. I need to find motivation to make that happen.
This happens to us far too often too. Just when we splurge on something fun, something we need breaks. I hope that your Hawaii trip goes off without a hitch! Sounds like you need it!
Hugs!
Todd had really hard drop-offs on Monday and Tuesday...then at pick-up, he doesn't want to leave!
My kids haven't had a bath since Sunday night. They at least need a shower tonight...
Also, tonight we are eating out for the second time this week. And we'll probably eat out for lunch this weekend.
I downed an entire bag of potato chips when I got to work. It was not the big momma party size bag but definitely bigger than a bag meant for one person. And that was *after* breakfast.
My older sister turned 40 this week and it's making me feel older by association.
Woohoo Meghan on the marathon relay team!
- I am sending out reject letters today. I hate being the dream crusher. I could write a book on all of the sob stories I've heard over the years.
- I got sucked in to a diet plan that Dr Oz had on his show a few weeks ago. (I never watch Dr Oz...so I don't know what made me tune in that day). I'm starting on Monday - and I'm hoping by putting it out there I can shame myself in to sticking to something. I'm tired of being chubby and my clothes not fitting. Since my "baby" is 3, baby weight is no longer a good excuse. I really don't want to go in to my 40's overweight.
- I went to zumba 3 times already this week, and tomorrow will make it 4. I am addicted to the new songs she's added in for the New Year. I wish I could go every day.
Steve was gone for half of this week. One night the kids didn't get a bath, I had to do drop off, which I never do, and Michael screamed like crazy. It made me so happy that I never drop off the kids. I get them when they're happy at the end of the day, which is much better.
Also, my dad came over to watch the kids one of the other nights, so I could see Les Mis. He brought pizza and did bath time...less work for me.
Vent - DH snuck out of work early to go to a movie yesterday. He was so happy about it. And I was stuck at work. Blah.
On the plus side, I will get to the gym at least 4 times this coming week. That's after not much gym time. I really need gym time.
My Bio
I got a babysitter on Wednesday so I could do chores after work without "help", go to knit night and not have to do bedtime. Best $40 I spent all week!
Vent: so many drivers of luxury cars think they are more important than anyone else on the road.
Confessions:
1. I was just planning how I would furnish my sunroom after there are no toys in it anymore. Which won't happen for years and years and I am sure that I will be sad when it does.
2. Right now, I am hiding in the bathroom from my kid.
VENT: Writing for Marketing is totally different than Technical Writing. I wish 100 paper cuts on the person who gave the marketing writer my help documents to review. It's two different styles - neither of us is wrong. They're technical documents NOT marketing. Paws off and STOP REMOVING PUNCTUATION YOU THINK IS UNNECESSARY! IT'S NOT! I need a drink.
CONFESSION: Gabriel is going to be a year old in about 6 weeks. I think I want another baby. I hated being pregnant and had a really really horrible delivery. I think I've lost my mind.
RANDOM: Casey and I are going out to dinner tonight with some friends and I cannot wait. We have not been out without Gabriel since September!
Seriously, who does that? I hope you get your garage soon.
I HATED pregnancy and had an awful recovery but I was pregnant (by choice) when my baby was 9 months old. It's not so crazy (well, some times it is).
Vent: I'm working on about 3 hours of sleep right now, thanks to my dramatic older sons (one has a cold, and the other is feeling sympathy sick pains, I think.) Sean sleeps great from about 10p-3/4a when he needs to eat, but he's so unsettled after that. With #1 and #2 being up from 1-2:30 last night, then me needing to pump at 3, the baby up at 3:45 to eat... crap i'm wrecked. And Conall has been a bear all day because he is exhausted, and Gavin hacks up a lung worse than a smoker when he coughs. I'm on the edge right now...
Vent: I'm already tired of nursing and pumping.
I also am pretty sure that I don't want to go back to work, but I know that I have to. I also need my boss to determine which of the two schedule options I gave her will work best for the team because I need to figure out childcare for when I do go back. We have a Plan B in place as Plan A, if we don't figure out something else, but I don't want it to be Plan A!
Finally, I need a bigger house and my dog is driving me nuts because he follows me every time I get off the couch - even if I'm just walking 5 feet into the kitchen.
In the end, I just need sleep!
My three sons!
Hang in there Clare - its so hard the first few months (who am I kidding ... years!). Esp, with sick kids and no sleep. Hopefully you can catch a few hours this weekend? By the way I was going to post to ask #3's name - love Sean!
Just a question but why are you pumping at 3 vs. just feeding him at 3:45? Do you feed one side only? If so can you wait until he wakes and then pump after? That may get you a few more minues of sleep.
Just a thought - hang in there it will get better !
How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)
Sheila - Thank you!!
Well, Sean wasn't gaining weight for the first few weeks, so I turned to mainly pumping (and nursing 2x a day only as I don't think he gets much from nursing). He's finally back up to birth weight, as of Tuesday, but DH feeds him the bottle at 3am while I pump, so I don't have to be up as long (nurse for 30 minutes and then pump (or pump an hour later to keep my supply up)). I'm sure I'm going about this all wrong....but I've managed to freeze about 100 oz so far and I have only supplmented 3x (in the first week). Sean eats about 20-24oz a day and I pump around the same in about 5 sessions (and, again, he nurses 1-2x a day as well).
My three sons!
Confession: I am a gym quitter and am wasting money...
I went for a while and then one thing after the other prevented me from going- kid too sick for kids room, sprained knee, sick kid again, partner at work unexpectedly off for a week so I worked late while planning Sis Baby shower, me sick, summer so we did other things out side, pool walks etc. Then I was off the wagon. I wanted to go back and haven't. Now that I am pregnant and can't use it to its fullness since i havent' been there in so long and then will have to be off with c-section AND they won't take the baby in the kid room until 6 moths old I am quitting with all intentions of joining again in a year or so...really...
related VENT: WHY do I have to go there and quit in person???? Really? I called the otherday and they told me I had to come in to quit. WHY?? so they can try to give me a "deal" or guilt me into not quitting or hope that I won't want to show my face to quit and they can keep sucking from my account!!! UGH.
Married, September 23, 2006
There's no such thing as doing it wrong - you're doing great! And working your boobs/butt off!
That stash will come in handy for you & at least you won't have problems getting him to take a bottle! Weight gain is the most frustrating part about kids - Eamon is teeny now and it stresses me out! Great job Clare!
How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)
Because life is like one big Friends episode ("I want to quit the gym!"). Congrats on baby #2 - happy & healthy pregnancy to you!
How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)