Big rant!

[Artsand crafts]

omg! it seems you have a lot in your plate right now! Pregnant with lots in your shoulder and on top of that kitchen renovation. We had a total kitchen renovation several years ago and was very stressful. I cannot imagine how that would be combined with being pregnant and the tiredness and sleepiness that sometimes come with it. I am pregnant, too (4.5 mos). This is what I would do or have done:

For #1 & 2: With my first pregnancy I was super sleepy. So I napped during kids nap time and then right after they left. With this pregnancy, I am not that tired during the day, but some times in the afternoon I feel like I need to sleep. As soon as my hubby arrives he takes care of my son while I take a nap. Also, during the weekend he always let me over-sleep in the morning while he takes care of my son again. I also have a daycare helper who helps with cooking, cleaning, diaper changes, etc and days feel so much lighter. I would say if you could get help a couple of hours at least during the busiest times of the day it would feel like lighter load.

# 3: My 2.5 yo son is not part of the daycare. His behavior improved so much when he started to be allowed to be around the house (with toys in different spaces of the house). I do not treat him like a dck, he is special, still I am very firm and consistent with him when he misbehaves. He knows I mean business.

#4: I would ask the parents to bring diapers or pull ups or I would take the underwear off and put my own diapers as soon as the child is inside. No way I am cleaning waste from the floor. Do you have a potty training policy. In here, there must be accident free for 3 weeks before they can use underwear only. If they have an accident after potty trained, they need to use pull ups for another 3 weeks until dry.

#5: If someone if whining or crying for no reason (they are feed, cleaned, etc), they are taken to their cot to lay down until they calm down, as many times as necessary until the behavior is over. I currently have a happy little boy, who used to whine and cry for no reason (not a newbie) and after being consistent, the behavior stopped. He is now happy, participate very well in our activities and I also receive hugs from him from time to time.

#6: Our kitchen reno was a nightmare. I will not bore you with details. I know is a very hard thing to bear when things are not going as planned in there. So stressful and emotional. No advice here. Just to tell you that I totally understand how you feel about this.

#5: It sucks when you own more than you expected. If you have a helper for a couple of hours, even if you have to work longer than what you planned, it may not be that hard.

#7: I do not ask for permission to rest when I feel super tired and that I need to sleep in the afternoon. I just tell my hubby that I really need to go to sleep and that dinner is in the fridge. So, I said "see you in a couple of ours and take care of our son" and crash. No arguments there.

#8: Have you looked at the forecast? It's suppose to be much better week.