1. There's a guy who works in my office who jams the community printer literally every time he uses it. It's right by my desk. That means I spend at least two hours un-jamming it, 45 minutes of which are spent with all the men in my office hovering, offering unhelpful suggestions, repeatedly commenting on what a piece of junk the printer is. I wish I had administrative access. I would un-network that guy so fast, his head would spin. I know. I'm totally ruthless.
2. I've been wearing the same pair of flip flops almost every day for the past eight months. Yes, even when I was pregnant and my feet were so swollen, they flopped over the sides after I spent 15 minutes jamming my sausage toes under the strap. They stink now. Bad. But I don't have any other flip flops to switch to, so I just continue to wear them. And when someone makes a comment on how it smells like dirty gym shoes, I just sniff the air right along with them and make comments as to how I wish it would stop smelling. I'll never fess up.
3. Does anyone else watch The Amazing Race? Is it just me or does that show have a lot of really jerky guys on it? There are currently three dating couples in the race. I want to punch all of the men in the head - because they're constantly yelling at their girlfriends. And demeaning them. On national TV. I'll tell you one thing. If any man treated me in that fashion, he'd quickly find himself with a frying pan to the face.
4. I have a "friend" on Facebook who steals my status updates and uses them as her own. This bugs me for three reasons: #1 she never takes out the phrase "As Queen Princess of the Entire World". Ummm...hello! There is only one Queen Princess and it is me. #2 You can only plagiarize from me if you ask me first. And #3 Isn't a Facebook status supposed to be about you? Not a Girl you've only ever talked to three times? She'd better watch her P's and Q's or she's going to find herself un-friended...and cut off from her endless supply of status updates from yours truly. Once again, I am ruthless. Don't mess with me.
5. I think Carolyn is regressing in her sleeping patterns. When she was 8 weeks old, she slept through the night for an entire month. Like ten hours through the night. Then she started waking up once a night and sleeping through the night about every third or fourth day. Then she stopped sleeping through the night at all. For the last week, she's been up at least twice a night. Last night she wouldn't go to sleep at all. Then she was up at 12:30, 3:15, and 5. Good grief, but I had to draaaggggg myself out of bed this morning to go to work. I'm exhausted.
6. It's been two whole weeks since we put Carolyn on Zantac. At first I thought it was helping. Then, she got sick and the spitting up got worse. On Saturday, we only had to change her once and I was about ready to declare victory. I want to declare victory at least three times a week. Then, yesterday she soaked five burp rags, two sets of my clothes, three sets of her clothes, the ottoman, her toy blanket, and the couch at church. What gives?
7. Husband turned the heater on yesterday morning. I hate the smell when the heater gets turned on for the first time of the season. Plus, I was really, really enjoying the 65 degree house. Husband thinks I should stop being so selfish because 65 degrees is too cold for a baby.
8. The talks yesterday in church were on gratitude. One girl talked about how much her husband has to work and how sometimes, she starts to resent him because she then becomes solely responsible for the care of their children. I felt guilty. Because I feel that way toward Husband quite often. I try so hard to remember that the reason he's gone so much is because he's trying to provide for our family. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. Why do I have to be so weak??
9. I made red velvet cupcakes last night. I don't think I'll ever understand how to bake at sea level - they turned out a little dry and very flat. They taste ok, but they're certainly not pretty.
10. I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week. The days at work drag by with nothing to do, but then I look back and it's been an entire month. The good news is, Husband's last day of this semester is only 3.5 weeks away. Hallelujah.
6 comments:
Hooray for the semester end that is on its way! My hubby's doing the school & work thing too. It's a tough business, I know, but you're the Queen Princess of the Entire World - you've got this. (And if you don't, we'll send you our prayers.)
Soak the flip flops in a baking soda solution. Baking soda cuts the smell out. I mean ALOT of baking soda though like a whole box and enough water to just cover them you might have to weigh them down. Then rinse them real good and they should be fine again :-)
Amazing Race is the best show on T.V. I agree with you about the boyfriends. I was beginning to think that Stephanie would say "NO" to the marriage proposal. My favorite team, Kevin and Michael, have been booted. Now I'm cheering for the girl teams. I don't want any of the couples to win.
As far as I'm concerned, the baby can be in whatever environment you're used to! When Marlee was newborn we had the A/C on full blast...a nice 65 degree house for us!!!
I'll stop stealing your statuses now...:) Inbox me the name and I'll do the flaming bag of poo trick on said person's doorstep!!!!!!!!! I got your back woman!
I know what I am about to tell you may sound ruthless, but I got this straight from my pediatrician's mouth and have used it with each of my children, so give me a chance to finish before you delete me.
I am guessing that Carolyn's regression in sleeping has happened since her cold. What often happens after a sickness or travel is that a baby's sleeping pattern is thrown off. You know how we sometimes wake up and roll over and go back to sleep. Well, due to the cold, she has forgotten that skill and she needs to re-learn it. There are 2 different ways to reteach this--you have to endure a fair amount of crying with both, but my favorite way is at first harder, but much quicker.
My favorite way is to just let her cry it out at night. I know it sounds terrible, but it works. After 3-5 nights, she should be back to sleeping through the night. Turn on the static of your alarm clock so you don't have to listen to the crying and try to imagine that you are listening to a waterfall. The first night she will probably cry all night. The second night for a few hours, and by the third night, only a little while.
The second method is to let her cry it out and then go in at intervals. When she starts to cry, you go in and comfort her after 5 minutes, leave and then come back after 10 minutes. Keep increasing the intervals till she goes to sleep.
I know it's hard, but reteaching her this skill will help you so much! Good luck!!!
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