peaseblossom55
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Feb 13, 2018 10:34:58 GMT -6
peaseblossom55 if it was me, I'd jump right in at 5 days a week. Especially since she'll be going the entire week by the end of the month anyway. I'd like the consistency and same routine every day for both dd and me. I agree H is all about easing her in.
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Post by ellabee on Feb 13, 2018 12:56:42 GMT -6
It was weird shopping with one kid though. It seemed so light and easy! I took DD to the small mall near us after her gymnastics class yesterday. It was SO weird just having 1. It almost felt like a vacation lol.
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Post by carrots on Feb 13, 2018 20:08:17 GMT -6
peaseblossom55 I second what lakes said. I think she will adjust faster by diving in. I’ve always heard that kids going full time adjust faster than kids going part time. Glad you got a good report at the eye dr Lakes!
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Feb 14, 2018 6:30:57 GMT -6
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Feb 14, 2018 6:34:23 GMT -6
Happy Valentine's Day!
We went out to dinner last night to celebrate at our local Chinese buffet. Classy I know but we went there because then we knew E wouldn't get fussy waiting for food. She had so much fun and was so well behaved. We gave her some jello for the first time and omg she loved it. It was so cute!!!
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Post by judyblume14 on Feb 14, 2018 7:04:57 GMT -6
Sounds like a lovely family V-day date, peaseblossom55! My H and I went out to dinner Saturday night, followed by bowling. It was fun!
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Feb 14, 2018 9:31:53 GMT -6
Sounds like a lovely family V-day date, peaseblossom55! My H and I went out to dinner Saturday night, followed by bowling. It was fun! That sounds like fun H and I were saying we miss bowling so much.
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Post by Lakes on Feb 14, 2018 9:48:05 GMT -6
Sounds like a lovely family V-day date, peaseblossom55! My H and I went out to dinner Saturday night, followed by bowling. It was fun! That sounds like fun H and I were saying we miss bowling so much. I don't think I've been since ds was born. It was always such a fun date night! Maybe I should put that on the list of things to do.
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Post by Lakes on Feb 14, 2018 9:50:59 GMT -6
We also stay in and make salmon on Valentine's Day. I'm going to grab some sushi for lunch today too.
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Feb 15, 2018 13:16:00 GMT -6
Yay toured my last daycare. It was local so close to home it wasn't great or bad. H needs to see one or two he missed now.
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Post by judyblume14 on Feb 15, 2018 14:56:18 GMT -6
Who else here has a 3 or 4 year old? And how do you keep yourself from throwing them out a window?
Asking for a friend.
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Post by Lakes on Feb 15, 2018 18:25:27 GMT -6
Who else here has a 3 or 4 year old? And how do you keep yourself from throwing them out a window? Asking for a friend. *raises hand* Ds will be 3 in May. The last text I sent mh said "omfg. Come get your son."
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Post by judyblume14 on Feb 15, 2018 18:38:19 GMT -6
Fun game. Heres mine: "Thanks, good idea. I hope it helps. I cannot continue to spend 5% of my life screaming at her, and the other 95% of my time feeling like a shit parent"
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Post by ellabee on Feb 15, 2018 22:36:01 GMT -6
::Also raises hand:: 🤚
3, almost 4...going on 13. It’s the worst. I have to ask her to do everything eleventy billion times before she complies. A large portion of my time spent with her involves me silently screaming in frustration my head.
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Post by ellabee on Feb 15, 2018 22:37:42 GMT -6
I made an incredible beouf Bourguignon a la Julia child last night for vday. B went to town on it. That boy is such a meatball. 😂
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Post by ellabee on Feb 15, 2018 22:39:51 GMT -6
Last text I sent DH: “Sent you my tax documents”
We live exciting lives lol.
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Post by Lakes on Feb 16, 2018 5:45:55 GMT -6
Last text I sent DH: “Sent you my tax documents” We live exciting lives lol. Ha! We have no weekend plans for the first time in forever so mh asked me what I wanted to do. My answer was taxes. Living that big kid life.
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Post by Lakes on Feb 16, 2018 5:56:53 GMT -6
Ug. The parenting guilt is awful judyblume14. Ds just had a couple really great weeks but he's been so nutty the last three days. I'm over here wondering what changed (i.e. what I'm doing wrong this week) and feeling like a failure because there was already a timeout for pushing the baby issued before 6:30. Plus he's turned into the pickiest eater and has been getting up super early, like 5-5:30. It's killing me. This morning he only ate the crispy edges of his waffle. I know it's all a phase but man, it sucks.
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Post by Lakes on Feb 16, 2018 6:09:46 GMT -6
On a positive note, he's finally talking more and the way he says "excuse me" and "bless you" explodes my heart.
He's also obsessed with bats so we're thinking his birthday present will be a bat house and a National Geographic Kids book on bats. I'm loving this idea and will probably do it even if it ends up not being his present. Bonus: no toys coming into my house!
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Post by judyblume14 on Feb 16, 2018 7:20:14 GMT -6
Yes, Lakes, its all phases and everything ebbs and flows. But when it's tough, its REALLY tough! I can't imagine how much tinner my patience would become if ibdidnt get a 40ish hour a week "break" at work! ellabee, you can send your leftovers my way.
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Post by ellabee on Feb 16, 2018 7:31:38 GMT -6
Are your LOs talking much? When DD was a baby she had a handful of words by 1 and was making 3 word sentences shortly after that. B babbles a lot but doesn’t even really say mama or dada with any consistency.
I know kids develop at different paces, but I can’t help notice how much slower he is at it than DD was.
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Post by judyblume14 on Feb 16, 2018 7:35:58 GMT -6
We have "yeaahhhhh" and "wooowwwww" and dada and mamamamamam
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Post by judyblume14 on Feb 16, 2018 7:36:11 GMT -6
So basically, no. No talking
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Post by Lakes on Feb 16, 2018 8:42:56 GMT -6
ellabee night and day with my two. Ds always had the minimum amount of required words for each age and I've been stressed about it until recently. At his 2.5 appointment we talked with the doctor about getting him evaluated. The next day before we could make the call he legit started talking more and started trying new words. Little stinker must have heard us talking with the doctor. Dd will be talking better before ds! She babbles a ton, can say the usual Dada, mama, dog dog, etc and mimics our words more than ds ever did. Swear to god she said blue jay after I said it yesterday. It's so crazy to see the difference between the two.
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Post by ellabee on Feb 16, 2018 8:57:36 GMT -6
I think I might be having some mom guilt too over the fact that I didn't try to introduce signing to B. We did it with DD and I feel like it helped her express herself better before she could talk. I can see B gets frustrated when he wants something and I'm not reading his mind. He's adopted this screechy whine when he's not getting what he wants and it's ear piercing. Fun.
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Post by judyblume14 on Feb 16, 2018 9:18:03 GMT -6
ellabee, we also signed a little bit with DD1, but not really with DD2... the only sign she does is a made up sign that DD1 taught her that, to them, means "more." Kinda adorable.
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Feb 16, 2018 11:23:51 GMT -6
I think I might be having some mom guilt too over the fact that I didn't try to introduce signing to B. We did it with DD and I feel like it helped her express herself better before she could talk. I can see B gets frustrated when he wants something and I'm not reading his mind. He's adopted this screechy whine when he's not getting what he wants and it's ear piercing. Fun. E knows how to sign a few words but she still gets frustrated at times.
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Feb 16, 2018 11:25:20 GMT -6
E mostly babbles but she does have 5 words in her vocabulary sometimes she will go weeks without using a word and then pick it up again. Pediatrician seemed to think she was right on target.
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Post by carrots on Feb 16, 2018 13:09:02 GMT -6
I’ll sit on the crazy toddler bench. Current complaints include hitting/pushing/slamming doors or the baby gate on M and refusing to eat anything other than peanut butter sandwiches and yogurt. But only if you prepare the sandwich exactly right which changes daily. ellabee wow sounds like you’re daughter was super early on the talking! DS had a handful of words at 1 and M has even less (mama, uh oh, hi, bye). And I have the Mom guilt that I haven’t tried to work with her on anything like I did with DS. M is definitely frustrated that she can’t communicate. I’m definitely looking forward to her being able to communicate better and not just squeal or grunt about everything.
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Post by judyblume14 on Feb 16, 2018 13:32:49 GMT -6
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