tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post6237982399182800484..comments2023-07-05T05:32:23.449-04:00Comments on Bee in the Bonnet: List-Style Works For Mekatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08056463808792013011noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-26165612166442384132010-10-05T19:49:40.436-04:002010-10-05T19:49:40.436-04:00Catching up (again) after my vacation (again). The...Catching up (again) after my vacation (again). The image of two little boys holding hands while nursing is just too damn cute. You'll have to hang on to that image for the days when they're 10 & trying to kill each other over who gets the Nintendo controller or whatever, lol.loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-56794608110414360472010-09-17T21:44:46.126-04:002010-09-17T21:44:46.126-04:00so. i turned 34 this year, too. my sister overhear...so. i turned 34 this year, too. my sister overheard my dad telling someone i was in my LATE 30s. uh...no! <br /><br />i think that 18 is fine. they will likely just sleep and it will be fine. if not, she can always hold a baby until you get home. no sweat. <br /><br />oh...i miss the hand holding during nursing. i always thought, "i should take a picture of this...oh wait. those are my boobs, too!!!" lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-27660495225474105212010-09-16T21:38:37.546-04:002010-09-16T21:38:37.546-04:00Our favorite babysitter is 19--and a dude. He'...Our favorite babysitter is 19--and a dude. He's awesome. We also hired a younger sitter when my daughter was a baby, and she was fine too. I sat twin babies when I was in middle school, and it went fine. I think it just depends on the person. Being nearby for the first run is a good idea--and I always make sure my sitters know they can call for ANY reason; I'd rather get a phone call about something stupid than have them not call about something potentially important.<br /><br />I think you should let H go to the bread party conference in exchange for your own party conference at your own chosen time and place. Maybe if this sitter works well, you can arrange for extra help while H is away. The first time my hubs traveled for business after Ro was born, I hired a college student to stay the week with me. I actually didn't even pay her--just gave her free meals. She was at school during the day, but helped me get the kids up and ready in the morning and down at night. I really didn't end up needing much, but was so much less stressed knowing I had another set of hands available while I was figuring out how to fly solo.Serah B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13450464614078882364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-73165230409668933382010-09-16T18:38:21.915-04:002010-09-16T18:38:21.915-04:00I'm a freak and we still haven't left Anni...I'm a freak and we still haven't left Annika with a sitter and she's 10 months old so I'm no help. But if the girl has watched triplets before successfully (I would have gone insane) then I think you're safe.<br />Have a good time on your birthday!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944385851042247034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-60627245965056188722010-09-16T03:25:09.257-04:002010-09-16T03:25:09.257-04:00We have the same cold going on here compliments of...We have the same cold going on here compliments of Miss O. I have the scratchy throat, runny nose, and cough. Poor Big Boy seems to have the congested nose and cough, too. So far, Pretty Girl seems to be ok.<br /><br />Kudos for lining up a baby sitter. I hope she's a keeper for you! We still don't have a regular sitter we could call...<br /><br />Oh, I can only imagine the cuteness of them holding hands. Precious!Photogrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709453130822429881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-1846220143721027422010-09-16T01:02:08.720-04:002010-09-16T01:02:08.720-04:00SWEET JEEEEBUS... those kiddos of yours are so eff...SWEET JEEEEBUS... those kiddos of yours are so effing cute (referring to pic in last post, btw). I would just sit and make googley eyes at them all day long - it's a wonder how you are able to leave their side. They are ADORABLE!<br /><br />Now that we have approached the middle thirties (ok, i think I am headed toward late thirties, anywho) the 18 year mark seems to scream teenager though they are on the cusp of adulthood. Seriously though, see if any have taken a sitter class (offered by YWCA & GIrl scouts), ask for 3 references - NOT FAMILY and see if they are first aid/cpr certified. I think you should be covered. <br /><br />I had a supervisor once who hired a sitter to come and watch the kids while she was home. At the time, I thought she had a screw loose however upon further reflection, I think it was bloody brilliant. It gave her the sense of having some free time minus the guilt of leaving the kids with a sitter. It might be a good solution while H is enlightening the world about bread and apples :-).<br /><br />Regarding H and the escape....Miss Unsinkablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01832211191720188697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-81675051434500515152010-09-16T00:03:31.126-04:002010-09-16T00:03:31.126-04:00I have to borrow that pregnancy test joke - it jus...I have to borrow that pregnancy test joke - it just made me laugh out loud!!! Priceless! <br />Do you read the Blog Puffer and the Baby Fishies? She is a twin mom and does a lot of travelling with her wife and they seem to me to be total experts at the travelling thing. Check her out - she's in my blog roll.<br />I'm sorry you are all so sickly and mad with H for you for getting out of baby care duty. Like how can YOU possibly get out of it, even if you are sick?! You still have to feed them, etc etc etc! <br />That whole apples and bread conference analogy is very elaborate and very funny unless you're the one whose husband is involved. I don't blame you for worrying. <br />That baby sitter sounds like she will be great - how about cultivating that relationship so you can go out more and / or when H goes to the conference she can help you?<br />Hope things get better soon!<br />oxxoxtireegal68https://www.blogger.com/profile/13943003575298698264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-75032348039551464852010-09-15T23:23:39.328-04:002010-09-15T23:23:39.328-04:00I think an 18-yr-old would be absolutely fine, esp...I think an 18-yr-old would be absolutely fine, especially with triplet experience. Being used to watching several kids at once is key. Our babysitter (21 yrs old) works at a gym childcare room and works summers at a camp. She can totally roll with the punches, and she has eyes in the back of her head; plus she knows all sorts of clever games and songs.<br /><br />Text messaging is so fantastic for checking in with teenage or college-age babysitters. It's so much easier to send an "All OK?<br /> or "Will be home in 10 min" text than make a phone call and feel like an overprotective, worrywart mom. Also, I can book a babysitter in no time at all.<br /><br />I miss being pregnant, too.<br /><br />Sorry that you are sick. Such a lousy feeling as a new mom, and also lousy in that you realize you just have to keep going, no matter what.<br /><br />D. travels occasionally for work, sometimes up to 10 days, but on these trips he almost always works night shifts and has no opportunity for having fun. I have mixed feelings about it. I wish he could have more fun and better sleep -- but I also resent that he can leave and leave everything to me. Being the default person is definitely the least pleasant part of motherhood.Ellen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13287056477705010350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-3050582149838501812010-09-15T22:31:26.202-04:002010-09-15T22:31:26.202-04:00So sorry you're starting to feel sick, yuck. ...So sorry you're starting to feel sick, yuck. We went through a lot of buggy bugs year one and it wore me down.<br /><br />On the sitter: eighteen is plenty old, and in my experience your boys are the perfect age to leave with a "stranger" because they really don't care. At least mine didn't. At all. Miss that aspect of that age (but not plenty of other aspects)!Alexicographerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029216139568740202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-13065249782541206302010-09-15T20:54:22.233-04:002010-09-15T20:54:22.233-04:00Hopped over from the Lushary...
My 8 mo. old appa...Hopped over from the Lushary...<br /><br />My 8 mo. old apparently has the same cold with the same body fluid issues...so I WILL cry with you :)<br /><br />Hope you feel better and are spared any more fluid-to-skin contact tonight!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560772227717209242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-87150300415964816152010-09-15T18:18:04.995-04:002010-09-15T18:18:04.995-04:00We've been really lucky that Mi.Vida's par...We've been really lucky that Mi.Vida's parents live very close by and never have anything to do so they watch Isa for us when we need a sitter. The only thing I would recommend, because this is what I do when Mi.Vida watches Isa (which feels the same as a sitter) is stay close to home, that way if you get called you can get there quick. It's stressful knowing that you need to get home because your baby is screaming it's head off.<br /><br />As for travel, we're taking Isa on her first plane flight at the beginning of October so hopefully I'll have all sorts of do's and don'ts (my guess is we'll rack up some don'ts) for you then.<br /><br />I'm so sorry you've been sick. That must be horrid. I usually get a shit ton of colds about now but I'm hoping that not being at work (a middle school) will help me with that this year. Plus I wash my hands like crazy now, and I didn't do that before). <br /><br />As for the conference, I would definitely let you DH do it with few strings attached. I mean, I'd let him take the boys for a day before that, so he knows how much you're doing for him, but otherwise he might just feel angry for being made to feel bad. I promised Mi.Vida that he'd be able to work on his website/podcast after the baby was born (which is a huge times suck) and I've never tried to guilt trip him about it. He seems to do a good enough job of that himself, which was what I hoped would happen. At the same time, I do want him to be able to have his life, because it's important to him. I have my life too, in my own ways, but I wanted kids more than him so I feel like I should take the bigger hit. Plus, I'm the mom, and right now he's just not as good at this stuff as I am. <br /><br />I hope all goes well and you feel better soon. So good to hear from you!Esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375150088333673843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-30929559608847232182010-09-15T17:12:33.293-04:002010-09-15T17:12:33.293-04:00that is so sweet about the boys!!
I've only l...that is so sweet about the boys!!<br /><br />I've only let my MIL babysit :) i don't trust people I don't know so you're way ahead of me on that.Melis.sahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383636143112620937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-32980392054785806782010-09-15T17:10:43.733-04:002010-09-15T17:10:43.733-04:00Apples, apples, apples, bread, apples, apples...my...Apples, apples, apples, bread, apples, apples...my brain is so confuzzled right now. We still haven't used a sitter. I've been here for every nap and bedtime. Maybe have her come when the boys are awake so they can "meet" her (and then they won't be shocked to see someone else there) and she can see what it takes to get them down (patting, singing, rocking). We still have help when Nav goes on business trips. Though don't get me started on last night when he wasn't home because he got stuck in DC (post forthcoming). I still don't have it within me to go it alone.<br /><br />You seem to have forgotten pictures of said hand-holding cuteness (though if it's only when nursing I understand). That's why we have a side-by-side stroller. A & B hold hands almost continuously. Reels in the grandma-types when we're out shopping.<br /><br />Happy (early) Birthday! I'm only 51 weeks older than you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-57252293777625552672010-09-15T14:48:47.724-04:002010-09-15T14:48:47.724-04:00Ha...same bday, same age girl!Ha...same bday, same age girl!jenicinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361606793108116475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732556587451658119.post-88149691659316021872010-09-15T14:46:51.879-04:002010-09-15T14:46:51.879-04:00You just made my uterus ache when you posted about...You just made my uterus ache when you posted about the twinzies holding hands.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397000420692626687noreply@blogger.com