...katie...????????????????????

[ashiozz]

Correction: Lizzie is 3lbs 4oz.. =)

 

[hoping4girl]

Holy good morning! Sorry out had been so long since I've been here...I really need to stop by more often!! I stopped to see how em is doing, since I don't have her on Facebook and that is easier to get to on my phone so how u doing??
Lizzie is great, back on the cpap but it its opening up her lungs so that's good. And yes, 3 lbs 4 Oz! And not sure if she will get to go home at 5 lbs, the baby next to her is over 6 and is still there and he seems ok....
And a pumping question: how much do you normally pump in one sitting? I am doing ok, getting at least 4 Oz and up to 6 or 7....I just don't know what's normal....

 

[Menelly]

Sounds very normal Sarah, and it's far better than I've ever done. You're doing great!

Kesslie wanted to kill us last night. I swear. She cried from about 1am till about 4:30am. And of course she decided to do this on a day when I have like 10 things to get done so I can't take a nap till after 4pm. I'm going to cry. Dustin is still snoring away in bed, and I want to strangle him. He's "debating if he's going to call in today" because we were up all night. Well, fuck. I want to be able to "call in" for my "job" too, but I frankly don't get that option. So now I'm awake trying to get the stuff done I need done today and he's snoring. I'm half contemplating stabbing him with a fork. ESPECIALLY since he won't make up his mind on whether or not he's calling in. If he does, than I don't need to go get my sister to come to a doctors appt with me so she can keep an eye on Kesslie, I can leave her home with him! That'd save me over an hour, that's an hour I could nap.

Seriously. She's sound asleep now. HE'S sound asleep now. And I'm trying to get ready to get stuff done while wanting to kill everyone I know. GAAAH!!

 

[gigglebox]

ok lia, it's time to wake his ass up and have him help you!

didn't he have some job prospect or something going on...? what happened with that?

sarah it's great to see you back! i'm so glad your little one is doing well! you've been discharged right? how much time do you get at the hospital?

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side note, Des slept like a champ last night. He was out from 8:30, 9ish all the way until 4am; woke for a 30 minute feed, then he was out again and was still sleeping when i left for work at 7:45am. I woke up to my alarm and was super confused, since he usually wakes me up long before it goes off! Evidently he didn't have an afternoon nap yesterday (sometimes he sleeps for an hour or more) so maybe that was the difference...? i'm not holding my breath for it to happen again tonight, but it was nice to get some sleep yesterday. some much needed sleep, might i add.

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Em, we have this saying here, "the butt crack of dawn". have you heard that? it just means really, really early. my coworker said it today and i was thinking how stupid of a phrase that is.

 

[..katie..]

.....I say buttcrack of dawn all the time... *blush*

LIA. Kick him in the shin. HARD. Then say "oops I tripped" even if it doesn't make any sense, and then say "well honey, since you're up, will you ____"

 

[..katie..]

By the way, I'm naked. Except for a bra and socks. Wooooo.

I work from 2:30 to 11 tonight, and i'll get home around midnight. So, of course, patrick was up at 4 am and then refuses to nap. Idfk why he refuses to nap, i take literally every chance I get. Currently, he's grinning and talking to the bathroom door. It's plain brown and not exciting, but he seems to like it. Whatever, I guess. It's adorable. (the talking/grinning, not the door.)

 

[gigglebox]

Des does the same thing with our front door when it's open and he's in his swing chair. I guess there's something super appealing about the view to the neighbor's house...in anycase, he stares, smiles, talks, giggles...he freaking loves it.

 

[ashiozz]

Tyler laughs at our ceiling fan, neither of us can figure out why, but it will stop him dead cry, he'll look at it , smile, and giggle 0.o


IDK Why he does that.

It sounds like most babies were up at 4am this morning 0.o craaazy. I was going nuts when 5am rolled around and he still wasnt asleep, however he did fall asleep shortly after 5 again til 8 and from 8:30 to 11:30 so I cant complain


Sidenote: I think I feel cramps but I forgot what cramps feel like..?


SARAH! Welcome back, Why is the six pound baby still there?? Weird.. Well I have faith Lizzie will be released at 5lbs =) because you need something to give already.

Katie, whatcha wearrrrin

lmao...


Lia, We need to have a sit down with Dustin and Mitch (actually Mitch has been amazing lately and I think it might be because I finally told him I feel like a single mom sometimes 0.o..)

...But yes, Sit his ass down and explain to him that you were not by yourself having sexytime when Kesslie happened ...

I use that phrase with mitch from time to time, and then i have to laugh because it looks like Tyler could be just mine, lmao, he came out a male clone 0.o

so I was down a pound this AM.. and I feel like i could be cramping... gah! I DONT WANT THIS!!!

 

[hoping4girl]

I don't know why he is still there, but he has a feeding tube, and they were actually feeding him when Lizzie first moved to that room, so bit sure what's up with him. He was born at 25 Weeks I think. his mama comes and snuggles with him all afternoon, he is in an open crib so she can take him out whenever.
I get to be at the hospital pretty much whenever I want except during shift change for hippaa reasons of course. So I'm up there a lot, I try to take a little but of time for me around dinner time, I take a nap so I can stay there till 1030 at night doing skin to skin. I feel bad leaving her, but there isn't much I can do for her right now. With being there and coming back to the camper to pumpand eat I don't have much time for anything else
I agree with kicking boys in the shins btw....

 

[Emerald87]

Yeh we use buttcrack of dawn which coincidentally is what it is right now. I'm getting up ready to leave for my LAST EXAM!!!!!

 

[Emerald87]

I'll talk more this arvo but just wanted to say Sarah it's so good to see you. You're a champ and it's great Lizzie is doing so well. She's getting big! Also the fact the baby next to you was born at 25 weeks and is alive gives me hope that if Kaida wants to see light too early she'll be ok.
Gtg, wanted to be outta here half an hour ago (5am)

 

[Menelly]

.....I say buttcrack of dawn all the time... *blush*

LIA. Kick him in the shin. HARD. Then say "oops I tripped" even if it doesn't make any sense, and then say "well honey, since you're up, will you ____"

LOL, to be fair, he DID go to work today, so now I don't have an excuse to stab him. Even though I really really want to.

He didn't get the promotion at work. He was told to reapply if it opens again, but there was one person more qualified. Bummer

 

[ashiozz]

Aw Lia, Im sorry to hear that

 

[Menelly]

Aww, it's OK. We make ends meet, so it was just going to be NICE, but not necessary right now. It seems like the VA has finally gotten their heads out of their asses and are going to start paying me the right amount for being married with an extra child, so that's a bit of a "raise" at least.

 

[ashiozz]

YAY for that!!! Not bringing in money is an adjustment for me Im not used to it.. it's making me feel like a slacker

 

[Menelly]

The next time Mitch doesn't help when you need it, remind yourself that you're not a slacker. Babies are hard fucking work!

Yeah, Dustin about died yesterday too... He said "I go to work all week, and you want me to take care of all the diapers on my day off too?"

Yes. Yes I fucking do. I do 95% of the baby care and 100% of the feeding, and 100% of the nighttime wakings. Yep, I think expecting you to do diaper and bath duty on your days off (which, fuck you, I don't get one!) is TOTALLY FUCKING FAIR.

 

[ashiozz]

I CONCUR! lol.. I do half of the diapers on mitchs days off, we do bathtime together for Tyler.. and Mitch wakes up at night on Friday and Saturday for one of the feeds each night.. we have a nice system which is FINALLY working out

the only thing thats hard to get him to do is diapers when hes not working on weeknights .. Although he now uses a gas mask and holds my baby like hes a bomb on the way to the changing table , i get a nice giggle out of that.. Tyler is hard work some days, some days hes a breeze, i assume all babies are like that, today we both had fun, I was talking to tyler all day and he talked back, and we read "Where is baby's bellybutton" and he LOVES pictures Its really cute.

Tomorrow Tyler and I are going to my old work, I'm going to say goodbye to everyone and get my stuff and they want to meet him =) I have his outfit planned, I let my work know if they need someone in a few yrs, Im here! lmao

They were very understanding and told me they would miss me, so part of my heart feels broken by leaving but at the same time, Im doing what I need to for my family... I'm glad they understood.

 

[Emerald87]

Exam sucked. I got diarrhoea and bad cramps 15 minutes in. Now I'm sitting in my car pondering if I should gas myself. I'm tired and emotional. My GP wants me in for a scan this arvo and it's costing me $125 that I don't have FML

 

[ashiozz]

*hugs* I know alllll too well about the money issue.. but it'll end up okay, I'm sorry the exam sucked and your body isn't cooperating, but I promise it will all get better =(

 

[Emerald87]

Kaida has decided to turn she's no longer breech

AND SHE'S A POUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!