I write about my kids because they're my life.
So, we bought a crib. It was intended for Finn because he's going to outgrow his bassinet soon, but we ended up putting Xander in it instead. He was just getting so unruly with putting him down to sleep and waking up in the middle of the night and climbing into our bed and squirming and kicking us and we'd just had it.
He doesn't like being put in the crib, but once he's asleep, he sleeps so much better in there. I suspect that he may have been rolling himself out of his toddler bed and that's why he was waking up at night. It sure is nice to have him contained now. And he's much more rested and less cranky.
But, that means we need to buy another crib for Finn. Oh joy.
And I don't suppose anyone can tell me why on earth the lovely people of craigslist are trying to sell their used cribs for nearly as much as they cost to buy new? Seriously, I'm not even kidding, these people are nuts. Don't try to sell me something that you used and your kid chewed/peed/pooped on for 3 years for $100 when I can buy the same damn thing at Walmart for $125. I hate people.
So, not looking forward to investing in another crib, but it will be worth it to have kids who sleep in their own beds at night. As much as I loved sleeping with Xander when he was a baby, we're done. Not going through that again. I'm so happy Finn likes to sleep by himself. SO happy.
In other news, Konan had his appointment with Vocational Rehabilitation today, and it sounds like there's a very good chance with his asthma and ADD that he'll be able to get help paying for training for his CDL. Apparently they would only be able to pay $3300 and the course is $3800, but I think scraping together the remaining $500 is doable.
The kind of crappy part about this whole plan is that he'll most likely end up having to do long haul for the first year. That means he'll be gone for days, sometimes weeks at a time. It's going to seriously SUCK. The upside is that long haul drivers tend to make a lot of money. So it will get us back on our feet. But I'm going to miss him SO BAD. I don't know how the boys are going to handle it. I'm kind of dreading it, to be honest. I'm really praying that he can find a local job instead, but those are a lot more scarce.
The other crappy thing is that he won't even know if he's approved or not for at least another month, possibly two. :(
I'm trying to think positively, though. I really don't like to think about what we're going to do if this doesn't go through. Back to another crap job and keep relying on the state to put food on the table? Yeah, I don't want to think about it.
He doesn't like being put in the crib, but once he's asleep, he sleeps so much better in there. I suspect that he may have been rolling himself out of his toddler bed and that's why he was waking up at night. It sure is nice to have him contained now. And he's much more rested and less cranky.
But, that means we need to buy another crib for Finn. Oh joy.
And I don't suppose anyone can tell me why on earth the lovely people of craigslist are trying to sell their used cribs for nearly as much as they cost to buy new? Seriously, I'm not even kidding, these people are nuts. Don't try to sell me something that you used and your kid chewed/peed/pooped on for 3 years for $100 when I can buy the same damn thing at Walmart for $125. I hate people.
So, not looking forward to investing in another crib, but it will be worth it to have kids who sleep in their own beds at night. As much as I loved sleeping with Xander when he was a baby, we're done. Not going through that again. I'm so happy Finn likes to sleep by himself. SO happy.
In other news, Konan had his appointment with Vocational Rehabilitation today, and it sounds like there's a very good chance with his asthma and ADD that he'll be able to get help paying for training for his CDL. Apparently they would only be able to pay $3300 and the course is $3800, but I think scraping together the remaining $500 is doable.
The kind of crappy part about this whole plan is that he'll most likely end up having to do long haul for the first year. That means he'll be gone for days, sometimes weeks at a time. It's going to seriously SUCK. The upside is that long haul drivers tend to make a lot of money. So it will get us back on our feet. But I'm going to miss him SO BAD. I don't know how the boys are going to handle it. I'm kind of dreading it, to be honest. I'm really praying that he can find a local job instead, but those are a lot more scarce.
The other crappy thing is that he won't even know if he's approved or not for at least another month, possibly two. :(
I'm trying to think positively, though. I really don't like to think about what we're going to do if this doesn't go through. Back to another crap job and keep relying on the state to put food on the table? Yeah, I don't want to think about it.