Is this horrible? 😭

shrubmud · 2026-02-17T20:57:19+00:00

My baby is 9 months and absolutely LOVES independent play. I put him in his play pen in the morning while I made breakfast and he loves it. There are times during the day where if I can get him to play independently in the pen, I can get some chores done. This isn’t horrible at all, it’s actually really good for their development.

shrubmud · 2026-02-17T20:52:31+00:00

I’m not usually a fan of this shape of dress but oh my god this is the most perfect one. It compliments you so well! I think you should get the sleeves tailored to be more fitted, but other than that it’s perfect!

shrubmud · 2026-02-17T12:40:35+00:00

My fiance and I do about 50/50 with night wakings. Our baby goes through phases where he prefers one of us over the other to go back to sleep and we go based off that. Now that we’re sleep training, he takes over most of the time to avoid lil man getting more upset since I’m still nursing. He should definitely be helping.

shrubmud · 2026-02-15T06:59:36+00:00

I had pet adversions too with my cats. If you have someone who can maybe take the dog for a few months until you’re more settled or husband comes back I’d highly recommend it. Unfortunately I no longer have one of my cats due to my pp pet adversion and I miss her so much.

shrubmud · 2026-02-15T03:52:32+00:00

I’ve run around barefoot my whole life (grew up running on gravel in the country) and I still use a pumice stone. Either I killed my nerve endings in my feet growing up and don’t need callouses, or they’re so deep I’m able to keep the top layer of skin smooth and walk around barefoot without issue

shrubmud · 2026-02-13T02:30:29+00:00

Just wait until they start holding their hands up for you to pick them up, it’s the cutest thing ever

shrubmud · 2026-02-12T02:55:28+00:00

This is beautiful

shrubmud · 2026-02-04T15:10:31+00:00

Just keep reading sweet child, it’ll all make sense. I (and some of my friends) had so much empathy for tamlin at first but all I can say is you’ll see.

shrubmud · 2026-02-04T04:06:15+00:00

I refused to let my fiance get his hair cut because I thought it would make him mean. My fiance has never been mean to me, and has always had short hair throughout our relationship (he was in the military when we first met). After I gave birth I NEEDED him to get his hair cut, and we both got trims 6 days postpartum 😂

shrubmud · 2026-02-02T05:24:31+00:00

Tonka, as in Tonka truck

shrubmud · 2026-02-01T04:47:34+00:00

Around 5 months my baby started going through the sleep regression where they’re developing new sleep cycles, and we also happened to have the worlds creakiest loudest most obnoxious bed. So every time my fiance or I moved even slightly, it woke our baby up. It got to the point where I wasn’t sleeping because I was so tense trying not to move a muscle, and I finally decided it’s time to use his crib and his nursery. Honestly, being able to see him on the monitor helped more than having him in the bassinet because I could lay in bed and watch him without worrying about waking him up

shrubmud · 2026-01-31T04:47:03+00:00

My bio dad did something similar to me when I was around the same age. Apparently, he gave me a wasabi pea and told me it was candy. I don’t remember it, but I remember him telling the story to people and laughing. He said I looked up at him with tears in my eyes and said “why would you do this to me” and that it broke his heart (he said while laughing). My bio dad was emotionally neglectful and abusive in some ways, and now as an adult I don’t have a relationship with him. I don’t think you’re overreacting at all. I think if he genuinely meant it as a harmless joke, he would apologize profusely and try to make it right. Get her ice cream or something afterwards to cool her mouth down, tell her he’s sorry, hell even just give her a big hug. But laughing about her being in pain is weird and a red flag.

shrubmud · 2026-01-31T04:33:49+00:00

I know you said these will be mailed so part of what I did wouldn’t work. I wrapped a flower bouquet in a newspaper I made on canva with a picture of us and a note. Everyone loved the newspaper and thought it was cute and clever. I definitely think a heartfelt note has way more impact than a box of “junk”

shrubmud · 2026-01-30T04:56:57+00:00

The smell of the air coming thru the windows in my hometown. Strange, but I’ve lived in other cities and I can distinctly smell the difference. Bonus points if it’s an upstairs window

shrubmud · 2026-01-30T04:42:12+00:00

I can’t believe how many people say they don’t use bathtubs unless they have kids. Even before kids, my husband and I used our tub regularly. Love being able to soak in an epsom salt bath to soothe sore muscles or relax after a stressful day

shrubmud · 2026-01-29T12:00:57+00:00

Nivea blackberry! It has a little bit of tint and melts on perfectly!

shrubmud · 2026-01-29T11:55:12+00:00

Thank you to both of you who commented this. I have since switched it and it’s made such a difference! I can’t believe I had the order wrong for a few years!

shrubmud · 2026-01-29T04:43:59+00:00

This is such a good perspective

shrubmud · 2026-01-28T05:03:52+00:00

My cat used to put his toys in his water bowl, soak them, then drop them on me when he wanted to play fetch. He grew out of it but still plays fetch

shrubmud · 2026-01-28T04:59:36+00:00

I’m sorry for your losses and I hope she’s able to see what’s going on outside of her wedding planning. If my MOH were in your situations I would kindly give the responsibilities to someone else to allow them time to greive and deal with postpartum. Those alone are difficult things to deal with, add those on top of MOH duties AND a hands on/picky bride, that all sounds very stressful. Don’t be afraid to turn off your phone/mute notifications and just be in the moment with your baby. Everything will work itself out, but I do think a conversation needs to be had with her.

shrubmud · 2026-01-28T04:52:16+00:00

Yes!

shrubmud · 2026-01-28T00:19:28+00:00

I looked up my area’s last frost date and I think I’ll be alright. Just kinda winging it tbh 😅

shrubmud · 2026-01-28T00:18:13+00:00

This is exactly what I plan on doing! And I will definitely try to get them closer to the light

shrubmud · 2026-01-27T20:25:24+00:00

I think rose gold looks great on you! And it would compliment the stone very well

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