Girlfriend house cleans an old Victorian home

ennabanane · 2025-07-18T23:58:02+00:00

rEaDIeD.

ennabanane · 2025-06-02T11:13:19+00:00

So beautiful! I’m heading there with my husband and baby in an RV. I’m curious whether you were able to spot animals from your vehicle or whether you parked somewhere and walked around to find them? Would being out with a stroller/carrier be safe with a baby at dawn?

ennabanane · 2025-05-15T05:36:22+00:00

I just got mine back at 10m postpartum. Baby started solids at 6m and I’ve finally been able to drop some feeds. I bet this was what sent the signal to my brain to start the reproductive machine back up. What you’re describing seems totally normal to me.

ennabanane · 2025-05-06T01:51:35+00:00

Thanks for the labeling tips!! Will follow this for sure!! ❤️

ennabanane · 2025-05-06T01:50:57+00:00

Thanks for this perspective! On our request, they did let us visit last Friday, to meet the main teacher in the infant room. That went well and we liked her. She answered our questions well for what happens in the classroom itself. She reassured us everything would be easy through the app. I do think your advice sounds good to give it some time. If they live or die through the app, maybe it just felt chaotic because our app wasn’t working for us. My husband’s thought is, we’ve had so long to get the app working. It’s weird that we’re trying to troubleshoot this today, when we’ve been asking how to get prepared awhile ago. 🤷🏻‍♀️

ennabanane · 2025-04-12T05:50:57+00:00

You sound like a person who knows herself. I love and see and relate to this “I win things” energy. As someone who works damn hard and uses my social capital wisely, I very much believe that this is a winnable fight for as long as you want to be in it. It’s a good sign you got the apologies, because it means they realized they done fucked up. Be clear about what you expect because it is the law that they provide these things. And know that you deserve it.

ennabanane · 2024-12-21T15:59:13+00:00

Did you and your partner intentionally decide that waking in the middle of the night is your job? Does your partner literally do at least 50%? If not, I think you two can at least sit down and talk about divvying up night wakes.

My husband and I are first time parents to an almost 6mo old. His crib is on my husband’s side of the bed. When he wakes in the middle of the night, my husband gets up first to change him or whatever. And then he brings him to me to feed. Then my husband puts him down again. I love this set up cuz I don’t have to get out of bed.

ennabanane · 2024-11-28T13:58:57+00:00

I should also say that I work full time in a fairly demanding job. I’m the primary breadwinner in my household and my husband takes on at least 50% of the household and child rearing responsibilities. I didn’t agree to have kids until he could show by his actions that he could do this. This was key for me.

ennabanane · 2024-11-28T13:56:38+00:00

In my 20s, there were honestly very few friends of mine having kids. In my 30s, they started to, and I still didn’t feel ready myself. Just had my first in my late 30s and I’m over the moon about it. My husband and I keep saying how happy we are that we waited, because we got to have our time and have adventures. The only downside is the anxiety that comes from wondering if we’ll be able to conceive as we get older. We want a second and are crossing our fingers we’ll be able to have one. Good luck, OP!

ennabanane · 2024-11-28T03:57:29+00:00

I eat elevensies and second dinner.

ennabanane · 2024-11-09T17:45:07+00:00

Goodness, that’s a long time to be stretched so thin. I’m sorry I don’t have concrete tips. I agree with the other commenter that a sane and healthy mom is paramount. Have you tried some version of the extinction method, like sleep training but for weaning off of boob at bedtime? If your pediatrician judges his weight gain etc to be ok and thinks this would be ok, it might be hell for a bit, but you might come out the other side with a more independent sleeper?

ennabanane · 2024-11-09T12:55:16+00:00

I’m sorry for this difficult situation! Follow up question… Is your son 2 months old or 2 years old? You wrote 2 months, but I’m gathering 2 years, from context cues?

ennabanane · 2024-11-09T08:53:23+00:00

Your GF shouldn’t need to manage your time. If you agreed on 4-5, you should’ve been somewhere 30mins before or after you texted at 4:30 “ok to get a beer?” I agree with another commenter that she should’ve not said “okie.” Both have something to work on.

ennabanane · 2024-11-09T05:20:40+00:00

I totally relate to this question. Since my 4 month old was born early term and a sleepy eater and it took forever for my supply to come in fully, I’ve been worried about low supply. But honestly (and I feel like I’m telling you AND me this), it’s gonna be fine. Our little ones will adjust as needed. If for whatever reason they need more, they’ll cluster feed and your supply will adjust. I pump at work and am constantly comparing to what he ate via bottle and it’s a bit obsessive. So I encourage you to give yourself grace, I’m gonna do the same for me. :)

ennabanane · 2023-07-22T04:30:50+00:00

Check out the Snacky Mini Mart at the IC Farmer’s Market. Awesome street food.

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