The Parenting Thread • Page 56

Wegmans

 

A grocery store that sets standards well above the norm.

 

Did somebody say Norm?

 

Flying with the little one tomorrow, flights at 615AM, wish us luck!

 

3 weeks old has major hiccups... which are super cute.

Wife got 7 hours of sleep for the first time in awhile last night.... baby's gradually getting a decent night schedule on. Got our newborn photos back the other day too. God bless newborn photogs... we do children/family photos... tried baby awhile ago but zero patience for them lol.



And then went down the street to take photos of our older kid in front of some blooming tree.

 

I might be confusing some details, but did you post in another thread that you had moved to Plymouth? If so, how are you liking raising kids in that area?

Also, great photos!

 

I can’t handle how much hair she has already. My daughter has more than my son did at 1 month but nothing compared to this!

 

Working in Plymouth off Long Pond by the Honda dealership (Army recruiter office).... finally go to work after Memorial Day weekend. Been on leave/"vacation" since April 16th. We actually live on Joint Base Cape Cod though which is awesome so far.... I've had like 20 wild turkeys in our front yard. Some great pizza and beer locally too.

Have met a couple parents with kids our age too which has been rad... can't wait for better weather though.

And thanks Colby! Both our kids came out with a lot of hair which has been nice to see.

 

Very cool. I spent the first 25 years of my life in Plymouth, which is why I asked. I really loved growing up in that area of the state, and I’ve come to appreciate it more since I left. My parents are still there so I visit quite often.

My wife and i looked at a few houses down there, but we were a bit scared as we would have had to find new jobs. Maybe some day though!

 

The job market is insane on the Cape... everywhere I go I see job postings... even Aldi had jobs starting at $13.50/hr. I'm sure thats summer/seasonal and even more so due to this years H-2B bill, but still, surprised by it.

 

So we're entering the two kids camp...not freaking out, not freaking out..not...freaking..

 

Congrats bud!

Any hopes for gender, or do you already know?

 

Thanks! Nope, we find out in July. At this point, we'll be happy with either.

Wife wants girl for...balance in the Force haha

 

Last night out for dinner and our oldest daughter started just saying “you have a stinky vagina.” Then continued to say it more and louder since we started laughing. Not sure where she got that from but it was hilarious.

 

How old is she?


That's amazing


My son has started saying Dammit when something won't work right and he gets frustrated.

 

She turns 3 this weekend. Somehow we’ve been lucky and she hasn’t said any swears yet but I’m sure it’s only a matter of time

 

Congrats, bud! That room looks awesome.

 

Thank you! The living room/bay is one of the few areas that has come together haha

 

My wife and I bought a house recently and we just moved in (finally) over the weekend. We’re excited about it, but it’s also breaking my heart because my son is having a REALLY hard time with it. He’s been crying a ton and keeps repeating “I want to go home” and “this is not our house”. The first time we showed him his new room he pouted and started to cry because he didn’t understand why all of his stuff was in this strange place. My wife works as a head teacher at his daycare and the school happens to be just down the street from our old apartment. This morning she texted me to let me know he was extremely upset and didn’t want to get out of the car. I guess he kept saying “no, mama, keep going that way” and pointed in the direction she’d usually go to get to our apartment. He’s been an emotional wreck the last few days and it’s just killing me. Now I’m really worried because our daughter is due in July and that’s going to be another huge change.

I’m also a ball of emotions right now because I’m sitting on the floor of our empty apartment (came back to clean it) while listening to “Meadow Song” by S. Carey and realizing the days alone with our son are over. So many memories here that are over and gone now and they’re not coming back because time doesn’t work that way. I’m excited for what the future holds, but this nostagia is wrecking me right now. I understand more and more every day why my mom used to cry when my sisters and I would go back to school in the fall (she was a stay at home mom when we were little); just another marker of the passage of time. We had this blue rocking chair in the corner of my son’s room in the apartment and I remember holding and rocking him to sleep while telling him I’d hold on to these moments for as long as I could because they are fleeting. Now I’m sitting on the floor and that corner of my son’s room is empty.

I’m just feeling heavy today.

 

Hang in there, dude. The feeling of excitement for the future but also deep sadness over the passing of a chapter always gets to me too.

 

I don’t know if I should even be typing this here, but I’m a bit nervous and just need to express it somewhere.

After trying for a year, my wife and I recently found out that she is pregnant with our first child. We’re in the midst of week 7 and are incredibly excited. We’ve kept it close to the vest and only told our parents, so this feels weird to just post here.

This morning though, my wife woke up and felt what she described as a lump near her left hip. She got nervous and we ended up at her primary care, as we were unable to get into the OB today. The doctor did a checkup and noticed what she was talking about, so she ordered blood work to test for an eptopic pregnancy.

Unfortunately we did not get the results tonight, so now we’re sort of freaking out and waiting for the morning.

Google is a terrible thing in situations like this. I’m trying to remain positive as my wife is very worried, but I am nervous too. I know it’s rare, but it would be pretty heartbreaking for it to be true.

I know the first trimester brings about a lot of changes, and I’m really hoping that’s just the case here. The unknown just makes it that much harder.

Not sure if anyone here has gone through that, but if you have I would appreciate some perspective. I’ve been lurking here, enjoying the posts, and waiting until i could contribute as well. Hopefully I still will be able to.

 

I know that tends to be extremely painful. Hoping the best for y'all! Please keep us updated.

Also don't feel like you can't contribute just because you don't have children yet. Everybody is welcome!

 

I've never been much of an emotional person but I've found that since I've had children I've become alot more emotional especially as it relates to children.

Anyone else have this experience?

 

Hoping for the best for you and your wife.

 

Thanks! I was really excited to come across this thread.

Thank you! I’ll post an update once I have one. Hopefully tomorrow morning.

We called tonight to see if they had the results but they were closed. The call center said they’d have the on-call doctor call us but they never did. The pessimist in me is saying that they saw the results and wanted out actual doctor to call. The realist is saying that they most likely just forgot or something.