Things I cannot say out loud....

[Libra Mariah]

To SIL: Stop appologizing to me every time you hold my baby, because you say my baby is too small. The doctor said she is a normal healthy weight. She is in the 50th percentile for weight and in the 75th percentile for length.

MIL: Layla needs to learn English as well as arabic because my family only speaks English and I would like her to be able to communicate with them as well.

My cousin: Stop making comments that my baby looks like she is 6 months old at the age of 2 months. AGAIN the doctor said she is a healthy weight, she is in the 50th percentile for wight and in the 75th percentile for length.
You just think my baby is small because when you put your 2 week old, 5 1/2 pound baby next to my 2 month old 10 pound baby, then my baby will look like a Giant!!!!!!

 

[wishiwas]

aww spunky
that made me sad

 

[BrokenfoREVer]

My whole family wanted me to keep it a surprise. But I wanted to know & at the end of the day is my choice. Now they all want to know cause they don't want to feel left out. Expect him...he's being stubborn.

Bless your LO, thats so cute. I'm sure she'll be happy to get a little sister

lol yea hopefully she will be excited about her lil sis and not disappointed! she has a boy dolly that wees in the same way a baby boy does... everywhere! we have been playing with it lots lately to try get her to think that boys are not much fun to have as baby sblings because they wee wee all over the place lol! where she knows her girl dollies dont wee everywhere, it just goes straight onto the potty lol! terrible what i have reverted to, to try get her around to liking the idea of a baby sister lol!

lol did you end up telling the rest of your family? i would of kept it from them just to be evil lol! xx

Haha! Its a good trick though. I'm sure she'll be fine. Besides...as you say, she'll get what she's given

I told my mom & my auntie & my cousins. I was going to keep it from my moms sister cos she gave me a huge lecture on not finding out, but she kept going on & on til I told her. I've not told my grandparents cos they don't want to know & all of FOB's family know. So really...if my grandparents would stop being silly, that would make life easier ( :

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Alex, Mommy is sorry she scared you this morning when she lost her temper with DH. It's never ever your fault. Daddy is just a pain in the ass who makes me want to scream on a daily basis. I'm beginning to think you're the only number one guy in my life now *sigh*

 

[Lettuce]

Ozzie, I done that before... And DH told me off for arguing in front of her... I felt terrible but so so angry.

Jenny, we survived the night! no thanks to you not actually going to sleep... I know you've slept on and off since 4am, but that means I haven't! so you will be good and quiet while I make pancakes for breakfast, I don't care- I deserve them! I'm going to eat them all.
DH, I hope you're ok, I hate when you're away. I hope you enjoyed a proper nights sleep.... Still so jealous. Xx

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Ugh, my DH was the reason we were arguing so if he told me off, he better start running.

 

[Lettuce]

Same here! Just made me madder! xx

 

[Lauki]

DH - You're a right prick when you pretend you don't hear either Sophie or me cry! I'm not asking you to sit up with me every night feed, but just a hug or a kiss or just a squeezing my hand and saying we'll be okay and one day Sophie will sleep more than 2 hour stretches would make me so much better. Just laying there letting both of us cry is horrible and makes me feel so lonely! You're amazing during the day, just a bit of sympathy at nigth would be great!

Sophie - I love you so much! Sorry I get grumpy at you if you wake up so often! Mummy can't settle back to sleep so well being woken up every 1.5 hours, so I end up getting less than 1 hour stretches and it turns me into some sleep deprived monster! It's not your fault though!

 

[Lauki]

DH - You're a right prick when you pretend you don't hear either Sophie or me cry! I'm not asking you to sit up with me every night feed, but just a hug or a kiss or just a squeezing my hand and saying we'll be okay and one day Sophie will sleep more than 2 hour stretches would make me so much better. Just laying there letting both of us cry is horrible and makes me feel so lonely! You're amazing during the day, just a bit of sympathy at nigth would be great!

Sophie - I love you so much! Sorry I get grumpy at you if you wake up so often! Mummy can't settle back to sleep so well being woken up every 1.5 hours, so I end up getting less than 1 hour stretches and it turns me into some sleep deprived monster! It's not your fault though!

 

[Kalah]

i fear i have this joy to come, kalah - hayden still fits in his infant carrier, and although everyone seems to think i'm mean not getting him his next seat so he can forward face and 'see where he's going', they seem to accept that, as he still fits his current seat we are not buying a new one yet. however, i have decided i really want to erf because of the safety issues, and i know they will think i am bonkers! is kili in an erf seat? if so, which one and where did you get it? don't think anywhere near me sells them, so may have to order on-line which is worry, as i have a honda jazz and they are not big.

Actually Kili is still in her infant carrier as well, she's a petite little thing We're hardly ever in a car so it just made sense to keep that seat since she still fits in it, I had the same reasoning as you on it
She'll be grown out of it soon though and since I won't have my own car I'll have to keep it simple enough to be easy to take in/out so I'll go for the convertible car seat type, I forgot the weight limit for keeping it rear facing but I think the last one I looked at was something like 35lbs and Kili's only about 25lbs now so that could last until I've got my own car =) I have no idea which type of ERF seat I'll get though, I'll be back in the US and I don't even know where to find them there but there's bound to be some types available there somewhere!
Oh and for your car issue if you use carseat.se you can send them an email and they will help you find the right one that will fit in your car =)

 

[elephant29]

DH - You're a right prick when you pretend you don't hear either Sophie or me cry! I'm not asking you to sit up with me every night feed, but just a hug or a kiss or just a squeezing my hand and saying we'll be okay and one day Sophie will sleep more than 2 hour stretches would make me so much better. Just laying there letting both of us cry is horrible and makes me feel so lonely! You're amazing during the day, just a bit of sympathy at nigth would be great!

Sophie - I love you so much! Sorry I get grumpy at you if you wake up so often! Mummy can't settle back to sleep so well being woken up every 1.5 hours, so I end up getting less than 1 hour stretches and it turns me into some sleep deprived monster! It's not your fault though!

My OH used to do this to me during the night as well. I vividly remember one night, not long after LO went into her own room. She was still waking constantly and I was exhausted. I got into the hall and just collapsed on the floor breaking my heart crying. At that moment I physically couldnt move my body to get my baby. OH heard me crying and asked what was wrong. I couldnt speak so he shouted 'Lucie come back to bed' then promtly fell asleep again. He left me on the floor and LO in bed crying...al for some sleep!?! Sorry but to me that is just completely inappropriate and selfish. So what if he missed sleep for one night and went into work tired. I needed his help that night like I have never needed it before or since and he let me down. I found my feelings for him adjusted a little after that night. I still love him but I felt let down. They can be right horrible, selfish people sometimes!


xxx

 

[Ozzieshunni]

^^This is what happened to me last night. I broke down crying and collapsed on the floor in a ball. He just stared and me and stepped over me to go into the living room with LO That really made me feel loved

 

[Lauki]

The excuse always seems to be 'But I'm working, I need my sleep!'.
Like I'm doing nothing all day! I can't predict up front if Soph is gonna is leep 30 minutes or 2 hours. Wverytime I try to sleep she wakes up! It takes me longer to fall asleep because every little sound she makes wakes me up because of this motherinstinct!
And then hubby has the cheek to tell me that Sophie didn't wake that often and definately wasn't up at 11pm when I'd just fallen asleep! HELLO?! Who is the one sitting up staring at the clock?! Not him, he happily turns over and falls asleep .

 

[Lauki]

^^This is what happened to me last night. I broke down crying and collapsed on the floor in a ball. He just stared and me and stepped over me to go into the living room with LO That really made me feel loved

We should put all these hubbies of ours in one room with all our babies for a night!

 

[elephant29]

^^This is what happened to me last night. I broke down crying and collapsed on the floor in a ball. He just stared and me and stepped over me to go into the living room with LO That really made me feel loved

Makes you feel worthless doesnt it? It's like they just don't have the same wiring as us, at least the part for compassion!

xxx

 

[elephant29]

The excuse always seems to be 'But I'm working, I need my sleep!'.
Like I'm doing nothing all day! I can't predict up front if Soph is gonna is leep 30 minutes or 2 hours. Wverytime I try to sleep she wakes up! It takes me longer to fall asleep because every little sound she makes wakes me up because of this motherinstinct!
And then hubby has the cheek to tell me that Sophie didn't wake that often and definately wasn't up at 11pm when I'd just fallen asleep! HELLO?! Who is the one sitting up staring at the clock?! Not him, he happily turns over and falls asleep .

Oh the 'I have work' thing drove me demented! Now OH watches LO every morning Mon to Wed and all day Thurs and Friday as I work Mon - Friday and he gets how hard it is...a little to late. I just hope he doesnt attempt the same shit with this new LO!

xxx

 

[Natsku]

^^This is what happened to me last night. I broke down crying and collapsed on the floor in a ball. He just stared and me and stepped over me to go into the living room with LO That really made me feel loved

What a git! If OH did that to me, the moment I'd recovered he'd get a kick in the balls! (well maybe not the balls, I do want another baby eventually)

 

[Lettuce]

Guess what?!! DH is still in Leeds with the broken-down car... And something tells me he's not rushing home....
This will give you a laugh! OH wants to be a SAHD.... he wants me to go back full time and he gets to stay at home!? So I get all the hard work, then he gets to enjoy her?! This is the man who has NEVER cleaned the bathroom! I know what's going to happen, id go back to work full time (at the momen I'm I intending to go back 3days) and I'd still be expected to do all the housework, and a lot of the childcare. He wants to still run his business, just do less! Ha! He thinks I'm a mug.
ETA: I'm so sorry about the crying... How can he be immune to ours and our children's tears?! xxx

 

[Ozzieshunni]

I don't get it! When Alex cries, my stomach twists in this knot and I have this incrediable overwhelming urge to hold him and soothe him, no matter who is holding him. I love that he perks up at my voice and smiles and giggles even if he's going into a strop

 

[chichestermum]

My whole family wanted me to keep it a surprise. But I wanted to know & at the end of the day is my choice. Now they all want to know cause they don't want to feel left out. Expect him...he's being stubborn.

Bless your LO, thats so cute. I'm sure she'll be happy to get a little sister

lol yea hopefully she will be excited about her lil sis and not disappointed! she has a boy dolly that wees in the same way a baby boy does... everywhere! we have been playing with it lots lately to try get her to think that boys are not much fun to have as baby sblings because they wee wee all over the place lol! where she knows her girl dollies dont wee everywhere, it just goes straight onto the potty lol! terrible what i have reverted to, to try get her around to liking the idea of a baby sister lol!

lol did you end up telling the rest of your family? i would of kept it from them just to be evil lol! xx

Haha! Its a good trick though. I'm sure she'll be fine. Besides...as you say, she'll get what she's given

I told my mom & my auntie & my cousins. I was going to keep it from my moms sister cos she gave me a huge lecture on not finding out, but she kept going on & on til I told her. I've not told my grandparents cos they don't want to know & all of FOB's family know. So really...if my grandparents would stop being silly, that would make life easier ( :

lol but of course the 1 thing family is there for is making sure things are never easy lol! xx