Meli_H
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Vegas,
Thanks for the info on the milk. Last night I started making bottles with 1/3 organic cows milk and 2/3 frozen and fresh BM. Crossing my fingers.
I can get X to eat certain things (soupy pasta stuff, steamed zucchini and meat--potatoes, that kind of stuff) but he doesnt eat a lot. Like he will eat a few bites and then hes done. Its not nearly enough to substitute a bottle for. That seems to be my struggle latelyI dont know how soon I can start substituting food for bottles when he will only eat a few bites of food. He seems to be fighting it.
Poor Gracie!!! I hope shes better already. And I hope you guys didnt catch it.
so glad your SCH is healed. It sounds like your ultrasound appointment went great as well. yay!
Stef,
Believe me, I wanted to punch Raul in the throat as well LOL. MANY TIMES. (I still do...sometimes)
Ay yeah stupid heartburn. I remember that. So sorry you have to deal with it!
That's great news from your ultrasound appointment.
I'm wondering if I should save some of X's clothes for Connor?
Angel,
Whats going on??
AFM,
Last Saturday, we went to Matthews band competition in Chino Hills, which is about 90 minutes away from where we live. Rauls sister lives around 30 minutes from Chino Hills and she invited us to watch the fight at her house. Raul is a huge boxing fan so I left it up to him (of course I didnt want to go, and he knows its not my fav thing to do is spend time with her (shes the one that hates me because I was rude to her during Xzaviers NICU stayremember I vented about her and MIL a few months back?). Anyways, I made him PROMISE that he wouldnt get drunk and that he wouldnt ignore me and would check up on me.
Well, of COURSE he got stinking drunk and checked in on me maybe twice from 3pm-930pm? It just SUCKS being the sober one in a house FULL OF DRUNKS. If ever one should be drunk, its when youre at your in-laws, right? RIGHT .
Ugh and have I ever mentioned that Raul is a huge flirt (IMO)? He is very friendly to both men and women but it can be taken the wrong way if its a woman. He says I am just insecure but holy hell!! IT drives my ass CRAZY. And he seems to be friendlier when he is drunk, IYKWIM? OF course he denies this and will ALWAYS deny it.
This boxing match turned into a full on party. He wanted us to stay the nightand his sister and her husband kept pestering us but I was like Sorry (not sorry) but we cant because I didnt bring more bottles to pump milk in which was a lie I always have extra in the car. So I drove us home and he had the nerve to ask if I had a nice time?? HA yah right.
Then I had to hear him talking sh*t the whole way home. Some nice stuff about me..some not so nice stuff about me
Ugh I dont even want to repeat what he said because it will make me sad again.
Thats the LAST time I agree to go to his sisters house for an event like that. No sir! Oh yah to top it all off, a couple of hours after we arrived, his sister casually mentioned that her 2 year old grandson woke up with a runny nose. I SOOOo wanted to tell Raul lets get the hell out of here but I didnt. Because I didnt want to be a b*tch. As a matter of fact, before we arrived I told him to make sure that they are aware that his niece and nephew shouldnt (2 years old and 5 years old) touch X because they love to kiss his face. So he told them, but then didnt say anything when the kids kept kissing Xs face!!!(and neither did I).
Guess who has been sneezing up a storm and woke up with a runny nose yesterday? YUP poor X. Raul is very germ phobic and was complaining. I was like Your sister told us Kason was sick. He claimed he didnt know. Yah right. I just said Well from now on, I dont care whose family it is mine or yours. If someone is sick we are OUT OF THERE. He agreed he would back me up. Something tells me that of course he would back me up if it was my familys house we had to leave, but if it was his family then forget it.
I feel like such a horrible mom because I dont speak up for X around Rauls family. The same thing happened in early October at the 2 year olds bday party. Those kids would not leave X alone and would not stop touching and kissing his face or hands. Did I say anything? NO I DID NOT. HUGE mommy fail. Lucky X didnt get sick that time in October but he wasnt so lucky this time. I need to grow some balls so that I can better be Xs advocate. I dont know wth is wrong with me but I hate confrontation so much that I try to avoid it all costs. But the fact is that if it was MY family or strangers, I would have no problem speaking up for Xand have done so in the past. It's just with his family that I have the problem.
Raquel is joining us for Thanksgiving. We are getting together with my moms side of the family at my aunties house. I HOPE she doesnt follow us home and stay the weekend with us. But you know what? If she does, thats fine. I DONT FING CARE. Im not going to let her ruin my time off of work or my family time. Because last Thanksgiving we spent in the NICU with Xzavier. I just have to keep it in perspective (and I have to keep repeating this mantra over and over each time she intrudes on my space on the couch, etc. BUT I cannot promise to stay sane if she invades my bed again!).
My neighbors 32 year old son died 2 days ago from testicular cancer. SO sad. I definitely have my hands full to be there for my sweet neighbor and help her as much as I can with whatever she needs. She was always there for us during X's NICU stay and beyond.
Anybody doing any Black Friday shopping?
Can u guys give me an idea of foods/meals that you feed Gracie, Sienna and Emma?
Wishing all of you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving! Lets check in again soon.
Thanks for the info on the milk. Last night I started making bottles with 1/3 organic cows milk and 2/3 frozen and fresh BM. Crossing my fingers.
I can get X to eat certain things (soupy pasta stuff, steamed zucchini and meat--potatoes, that kind of stuff) but he doesnt eat a lot. Like he will eat a few bites and then hes done. Its not nearly enough to substitute a bottle for. That seems to be my struggle latelyI dont know how soon I can start substituting food for bottles when he will only eat a few bites of food. He seems to be fighting it.
Poor Gracie!!! I hope shes better already. And I hope you guys didnt catch it.
so glad your SCH is healed. It sounds like your ultrasound appointment went great as well. yay!
Stef,
Believe me, I wanted to punch Raul in the throat as well LOL. MANY TIMES. (I still do...sometimes)
Ay yeah stupid heartburn. I remember that. So sorry you have to deal with it!
That's great news from your ultrasound appointment.
I'm wondering if I should save some of X's clothes for Connor?
Angel,
Whats going on??
AFM,
Last Saturday, we went to Matthews band competition in Chino Hills, which is about 90 minutes away from where we live. Rauls sister lives around 30 minutes from Chino Hills and she invited us to watch the fight at her house. Raul is a huge boxing fan so I left it up to him (of course I didnt want to go, and he knows its not my fav thing to do is spend time with her (shes the one that hates me because I was rude to her during Xzaviers NICU stayremember I vented about her and MIL a few months back?). Anyways, I made him PROMISE that he wouldnt get drunk and that he wouldnt ignore me and would check up on me.
Well, of COURSE he got stinking drunk and checked in on me maybe twice from 3pm-930pm? It just SUCKS being the sober one in a house FULL OF DRUNKS. If ever one should be drunk, its when youre at your in-laws, right? RIGHT .
Ugh and have I ever mentioned that Raul is a huge flirt (IMO)? He is very friendly to both men and women but it can be taken the wrong way if its a woman. He says I am just insecure but holy hell!! IT drives my ass CRAZY. And he seems to be friendlier when he is drunk, IYKWIM? OF course he denies this and will ALWAYS deny it.
This boxing match turned into a full on party. He wanted us to stay the nightand his sister and her husband kept pestering us but I was like Sorry (not sorry) but we cant because I didnt bring more bottles to pump milk in which was a lie I always have extra in the car. So I drove us home and he had the nerve to ask if I had a nice time?? HA yah right.
Then I had to hear him talking sh*t the whole way home. Some nice stuff about me..some not so nice stuff about me

Thats the LAST time I agree to go to his sisters house for an event like that. No sir! Oh yah to top it all off, a couple of hours after we arrived, his sister casually mentioned that her 2 year old grandson woke up with a runny nose. I SOOOo wanted to tell Raul lets get the hell out of here but I didnt. Because I didnt want to be a b*tch. As a matter of fact, before we arrived I told him to make sure that they are aware that his niece and nephew shouldnt (2 years old and 5 years old) touch X because they love to kiss his face. So he told them, but then didnt say anything when the kids kept kissing Xs face!!!(and neither did I).
Guess who has been sneezing up a storm and woke up with a runny nose yesterday? YUP poor X. Raul is very germ phobic and was complaining. I was like Your sister told us Kason was sick. He claimed he didnt know. Yah right. I just said Well from now on, I dont care whose family it is mine or yours. If someone is sick we are OUT OF THERE. He agreed he would back me up. Something tells me that of course he would back me up if it was my familys house we had to leave, but if it was his family then forget it.
I feel like such a horrible mom because I dont speak up for X around Rauls family. The same thing happened in early October at the 2 year olds bday party. Those kids would not leave X alone and would not stop touching and kissing his face or hands. Did I say anything? NO I DID NOT. HUGE mommy fail. Lucky X didnt get sick that time in October but he wasnt so lucky this time. I need to grow some balls so that I can better be Xs advocate. I dont know wth is wrong with me but I hate confrontation so much that I try to avoid it all costs. But the fact is that if it was MY family or strangers, I would have no problem speaking up for Xand have done so in the past. It's just with his family that I have the problem.
Raquel is joining us for Thanksgiving. We are getting together with my moms side of the family at my aunties house. I HOPE she doesnt follow us home and stay the weekend with us. But you know what? If she does, thats fine. I DONT FING CARE. Im not going to let her ruin my time off of work or my family time. Because last Thanksgiving we spent in the NICU with Xzavier. I just have to keep it in perspective (and I have to keep repeating this mantra over and over each time she intrudes on my space on the couch, etc. BUT I cannot promise to stay sane if she invades my bed again!).
My neighbors 32 year old son died 2 days ago from testicular cancer. SO sad. I definitely have my hands full to be there for my sweet neighbor and help her as much as I can with whatever she needs. She was always there for us during X's NICU stay and beyond.
Anybody doing any Black Friday shopping?
Can u guys give me an idea of foods/meals that you feed Gracie, Sienna and Emma?
Wishing all of you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving! Lets check in again soon.