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Post by dizzycooks on Sept 5, 2018 16:37:21 GMT -6
Moms night out y’all!! The weather is perfect and I’m cheers-ing each one of you lovelies!!
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Post by dizzycooks on Sept 5, 2018 16:44:10 GMT -6
Does anyone have any awesome suggestions on how to get kids to put their socks and shoes on without making me furiously irritated? I feel like it takes me asking them 8 times over 25 minutes before we can get out there door. Losing my marbles over here! I’ll let them go without socks. I’ve also heard to keep socks in a basket by the door? Idk it’s a forever battle here.
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Post by kcrkcs on Sept 6, 2018 1:52:21 GMT -6
L rarely wears socks unless it's cold. That definitely helps!
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Post by nellieoleson on Sept 10, 2018 17:48:41 GMT -6
Dd1 started pre-K last week and it’s been a much easier transition than last year - no tears!
BUT she is a complete nightmare after school for the rest of the afternoon. It’s awful. Crying and freaking out about everything, not listening, grumpy, rude, whiny, etc etc etc.
I can’t deal with this 3 days a week! It’s supposed to be fun for her, and a break for me, but I’m already starting to dread school days. 😱
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Post by nellieoleson on Sept 10, 2018 17:48:54 GMT -6
Oh, and I miss you ladies! 😘
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Post by lollipop on Sept 10, 2018 22:58:55 GMT -6
Everyone is losing their mind because it's supposed to snow later this week. Like it didn't do the same thing last year. It won't last the day, most likely.
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Post by dizzycooks on Sept 11, 2018 13:42:40 GMT -6
Everyone is losing their mind because it's supposed to snow later this week. Like it didn't do the same thing last year. It won't last the day, most likely. I could not handle this. It’s humid here again. I miss 75 and sun with no humidity.
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Post by lollipop on Sept 11, 2018 15:41:53 GMT -6
Everyone is losing their mind because it's supposed to snow later this week. Like it didn't do the same thing last year. It won't last the day, most likely. I could not handle this. It’s humid here again. I miss 75 and sun with no humidity. I mean, I'm not thrilled about it, but by the end of the day it will either have stopped or turned to rain.
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Post by lollipop on Sept 12, 2018 23:34:51 GMT -6
As predicted, we have snow. It started as just flurries around school pickup time, and now there's an inch or so covering the ground. Odds are it will melt by tomorrow afternoon. And we'll have a week of high teens weather in October before the snow comes and sticks around until freaking March. So long summer.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 16:14:45 GMT -6
Dd1 started pre-K last week and it’s been a much easier transition than last year - no tears! BUT she is a complete nightmare after school for the rest of the afternoon. It’s awful. Crying and freaking out about everything, not listening, grumpy, rude, whiny, etc etc etc. I can’t deal with this 3 days a week! It’s supposed to be fun for her, and a break for me, but I’m already starting to dread school days. 😱 Hopefully it’s a transition thing and she’ll settle into a routine and be better at home. lollipop I can’t imagine snow! Our summer is winding down but in a totally different way. Probably the last pool weekend. I love fall though. We are good. Hanging with a three week old these days! Dd goes to school tues-thurs so I get some alone time with him those days and get to hang with dd aa well the other days
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Post by kcrkcs on Sept 13, 2018 19:23:54 GMT -6
L keeps telling me it will snow soon so she can ski. It is hard to hear the S-word right now. We did have a couple nights in the 30s but the days have been beautiful. HFM is going through L's daycare. They just sent out word today. I know it's probably too late, but I am keeping her home tomorrow.
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Post by lollipop on Sept 15, 2018 11:28:54 GMT -6
It's snowing again. I am not prepared to deal with this crap
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Post by nellieoleson on Sept 16, 2018 9:09:39 GMT -6
tinydancer - Hoping you guys are safe and sound with Florence coming through your area!
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Post by lollipop on Sept 16, 2018 12:26:02 GMT -6
Still snowing, I'm starting to lose hope that it will stop/go away. Send warm thoughts
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Post by dizzycooks on Sept 19, 2018 19:10:08 GMT -6
Talk to me about kicking a kid of the paci habit?
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Post by lollipop on Sept 20, 2018 12:03:40 GMT -6
Talk to me about kicking a kid of the paci habit? With S, I dipped it in pickle juice, told him only babies like the taste of them, so if it tated bad, it must mean he's a big kid now. Then I told him I'd rinse it off for him, but actually redipped it and tried again, when he still didn't like it, he kind of sighed and said "ok, I don't want it now". That was at naptime, when I offered it at bed time he said "no, I'm too big now". And that was that. I haven't figured out how to do it for M, because she loves pickles.
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Post by dizzycooks on Sept 20, 2018 13:30:23 GMT -6
Talk to me about kicking a kid of the paci habit? With S, I dipped it in pickle juice, told him only babies like the taste of them, so if it tated bad, it must mean he's a big kid now. Then I told him I'd rinse it off for him, but actually redipped it and tried again, when he still didn't like it, he kind of sighed and said "ok, I don't want it now". That was at naptime, when I offered it at bed time he said "no, I'm too big now". And that was that. I haven't figured out how to do it for M, because she loves pickles. I’m wanting to break my 5mo of it...he doesn’t reason very well. 😂
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Post by lollipop on Sept 20, 2018 18:06:00 GMT -6
With S, I dipped it in pickle juice, told him only babies like the taste of them, so if it tated bad, it must mean he's a big kid now. Then I told him I'd rinse it off for him, but actually redipped it and tried again, when he still didn't like it, he kind of sighed and said "ok, I don't want it now". That was at naptime, when I offered it at bed time he said "no, I'm too big now". And that was that. I haven't figured out how to do it for M, because she loves pickles. I’m wanting to break my 5mo of it...he doesn’t reason very well. 😂 Oh lol, I thought you were talking about DD3 😂. I have no tricks for that age.
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Post by crimsonandclover on Sept 21, 2018 12:43:54 GMT -6
nellieoleson, both DD2 and now DD3 have gone through / are going through the phase where they scream all afternoon after daycare/preschool. I actually found it easier once I realized that it was obviously just her way of letting it out after being good at preschool all day. With both the teachers frequently talk(ed) about how sweet and well-behaved they are, and then we're barely out the door and they turn(ed) into horror child. I don't remember how long it lasted with DD2. It felt like an eternity, but maybe 1-2 months?? It got to the point where I would just carry her into the house, set her on the floor in the hallway, and then just go about my business while she screamed bloody murder. After like 20ish minutes she would usually be receptive to my attempts to calm her down. Before that point anything I did just made it worse. dizzycooks, why do you want to wean your 5 month old of the paci? I think especially for like the 1-2 year olds it's so much easier to get them to calm down with a paci. Maybe that's just my experience, though. DD1 was a total pacifier child and DDs 2+3 barely took them and then refused outright when they were about 8 months old.
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Post by dizzycooks on Sept 21, 2018 12:52:57 GMT -6
nellieoleson , both DD2 and now DD3 have gone through / are going through the phase where they scream all afternoon after daycare/preschool. I actually found it easier once I realized that it was obviously just her way of letting it out after being good at preschool all day. With both the teachers frequently talk(ed) about how sweet and well-behaved they are, and then we're barely out the door and they turn(ed) into horror child. I don't remember how long it lasted with DD2. It felt like an eternity, but maybe 1-2 months?? It got to the point where I would just carry her into the house, set her on the floor in the hallway, and then just go about my business while she screamed bloody murder. After like 20ish minutes she would usually be receptive to my attempts to calm her down. Before that point anything I did just made it worse. dizzycooks , why do you want to wean your 5 month old of the paci? I think especially for like the 1-2 year olds it's so much easier to get them to calm down with a paci. Maybe that's just my experience, though. DD1 was a total pacifier child and DDs 2+3 barely took them and then refused outright when they were about 8 months old. We've never done a paci before? I guess I've heard it's easier to wean them now rather than once they know things exist outside their sight? I mostly want to sleep for more than an hour and a half at night. Also, horror children here too. It's been a rough transition back to school and realizing everyone needs more sleep. So crabby. Also, magic tricks for getting them to pick up after themselves? The trails of projects and toys is unbelievable and making me crazy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2018 21:21:27 GMT -6
dizzycooks dd likes to sing “clean up pick up put away” while she picks up stuff. This only happens about 10% of the time or less but it’s cute and helpful when it happens! It’s from Daniel tiger. Maybe try watching the episode and singing the song/ making a “fun” song/ game of it.
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Post by crimsonandclover on Sept 21, 2018 22:59:05 GMT -6
dizzycooks, the paci helped us get more sleep at night. It was way more difficult with DDs 2+3 who would just take it for a few seconds then spit it out and cry again. DD1 sometimes lost the paci at night and we had to put it back in, but then she was good for quite a while. And while I'm sure it's easier to get rid of now, I don't think getting rid of it when they're 2-3ish is that bad. We did it gradually - she could only have it in her room (so if she got upset and needed it, she had to go to her room, suck on it, then when she calmed down she put it back on her nightstand and came back downstairs), then she could only have it at night, and then she really wanted a princess crown so I offered to get it for her if she threw away all her pacis. She did. It was a rough 2-3 nights after that, but then it was over.
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