I'm roasting. The thermostat is set to 60 degrees and I'm burning up. I'm freezing Morgan and Gwen out, but I can't help it. Especially at night. I rarely sleep with covers on (at least while I'm pregnant) and so I selfishly kick them off Morgan all night too. Sorry Morg, hope you don't mind waking up to icicles for toes. I know all of you reading this who have been pregnant during the summer have no sympathy. I can only imagine. Although, if I was pregnant during the summer I would have to smash my horribly disfigured swollen feet into shoes, I could wear flip flops all day and no one would give me those "your crazy for wearing flip flops in the snow" looks. My feet have not yet gotten to that point yet (i'm hoping they don't, but with Gwen, it was bad. My doctor was even shocked by how swollen they got. I'm lucky like that).
I don't hate being pregnant. Which is good. But I hate labor and delivery, and I hate the first months (lets try 6) of newborn life. Newborns aren't fun. They are life sucking. Of course I'm basing this on the first 6 months of Gwens life. She was a nightmare. Really. Everyone tells me the second will be better. Well, she better be because if not, I'll be one of those moms driving their cars over cliffs and stuff.
Speaking of baby numero dos. I've been thinking about getting one of
these (or one similar).
sit and stand stroller
Anyone have opinions, thoughts comments? It's either that, or tie Gwen to the stroller we already have with a length of rope. She drives me nuts. Like the other day when I had to go to the distribution center to get bigger G's for my bigger belly. She started running all around the store laughing at me trying to catch her. Well she tripped and fell and started crying. I told her that she deserved it and that I didn't feel bad for her because she was being naughty (I really did tell her that...and people heard me). There was this other mother close by watching and said to Gwen "Oh, look how brave you are! You're such a big girl." I wanted to slap the woman. Don't try to make her feel better. She's naughty. She deserves a good yelling at, and if I believed in beating...she'd get that too...right there in the distribution center surrounded by holy underwear and all.
sit and stand stroller
11 comments:
mckelle, we have the same philosophies in child rearing. izzy is so little and can't communicate her troubles now, but i swear there are times where she is really just being a butt for no reason. i've told her several times in a calm voice that this will not go on when she is older. and yes, i hate it when people say asinine things to you or your children about what is right or wrong. don't they know that it is none of their business?
just to add to this, i really hate the new idea that some nouveau moms have about not telling your kids "no." are you fracking kidding me?! is the kid supposed to wait until they go to school and are monsters to learn it? i could go on and on about this, but i won't for the sake of your own blog.
Ha ha. Good one. I will be doing the same thing. The one thing I'm sure I will excel at as a parent is mimicking the crying and tantrums to come. I am already very good at it and with practice I can only get better.
I love you! I love that you say all I want to. I love that Gwen is as naughty as Addi and that I know that it is not just our poor mothering skills but our genes that we can blame. I love that you and I have the same fears about future children and the first 6 months. How is it that our moms are so good with the infants and I wanted to cry into her bassenett each night?
Anyway, I am proud of you and your parenting ways and I think we should write a book or something, it would sell, it could be called "The Sucky Mom's Survival Guide." basically it would have various drugs to take and ways to inflict pain on yourself.
Kisses!
Oh to be warm again. It almost makes me consider another pregnancy, okay not really, but I've been FREEZING since I had Austin and that was in July. Ethan asked me why I was wearing my coat in the house today.
Sounds like Naughty Gwen and Naughty Hailey should get together and wreak some havoc, and yes it drives me NUTS when other people try to parent my children...
I have that stroller and I love it! It does have straps so you can buckle your little Gwen in the back part! BONUS! Buckels are always necessary for my kids!
Children that bask in the insanity of their parents. Yes we have some of those. Three to be exact.
I'm not afraid to beat my child in public. Stare all you want, bitches!
I've heard people have really liked the sit n stand. But I wouldn't really know.
at least you're not in europe where they tell you that you're a bad mother right to your face. "yo neet to holt yor chield! she criees for you...do you naht see?!" shut it, people. the best part is, they don't even have kids--they just think they know exactly how to raise them!
Oh, I have so many opinions on strollers. I seriously own at least 6. So, when I see you I Will tell you the truth about that sit and stand. Unless you want it and then I will tell you I think it is perfect. :)
Congrats on the #2 baby....when is your due date? I was trying to figure it out, but I guess I missed the post.
I think that stroller looks great..have one myself:)
I wish I could say that I had advice on the stroller but seeing that my kids have never actually sat in one longer than 30 seconds, I got nothin'
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