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Post by duskymonkey on Mar 16, 2020 23:39:44 GMT -6
doodlemommy you're like my idol. How in the world do you do it! with lil baby and a toddler. I am sure you all have seen that COVID daily schedule going around. My GF sent that to me and I Bwahahaha! This was our day. At the crack of dawn, DS crashed into our room and woke lil fella up. They proceeded to jump up and down our bed AFTER I made it. They asked for crepes...why the hell not. I had to guard feed lil fella because he was unrolling the crepes and scraping out the PB&J and rubbing it all over himself and the table, kept throwing his sippy with milk onto the floor then proceeded to dump the pears I cut up for him because he wanted slices instead of pieces which he usually asks for. DS actually behaved ( this happens only 10% of the time ) and ate his crepes but whined about eating his pears but he ate them so I consider that a win. Between cleaning up breakfast and chasing lil fella around to change him and getting DS to change because he doesn't listen worth a salt so we could go for a walk it took me 1.5 hours; also trying to break up fights and general neediness and whining from the 2 which was why it all took longer than it should. We finally made it out and managed to walk halfway round our neighborhood before lil fella telling me he needed to go potty so I grabbed him and wanted to run to a neighbors but he wanted to go home but DS wanted to go to neighbors so I was running back and forth with lil fella trying grab DS to follow us. He finally did but then decided to pull on my pants and nearly pulled them down!! and I have a wailing lil fella "need to go potty" and I am running up the hill trying to get back home but unfortunately didn't make it. At least half of the morning walk went well. Lunch was a disaster, lil fella tipped his plate 2x and nearly nudged my plate off the table with his sippy while I was picking up and wiping the floor. I had to cheer DS on really hard to get him to eat his lunch ( he's a poor eater - he announced last week he was a python and will only need to eat once a year!! ) after all that fiasco, he said he need to go potty so we went and sat on the potty for nearly 20 minutes reading BUT he did poop! so that was great. Cleaned up lunch while breaking up fights then it was nap time. Hallelujah! he went down after almost an hour. DS thank goodness was quietly watching TV which he usually isn't then he read a whole bunch of books after lil fella woke up. I made dinner as they played and fought. DS complained of a headache and I noticed he didn't dirk enough water so made him drink some. He complained throughout dinner and right after blew chunks all over the table. I actually was glad it was over the table and not the floor or carpet! Then off to bath and bed ( many shenenigans in those too but I'll spare the details ) Days like this is when I wonder if I am a fit parent because whatever I do just doesn't get through the kids!! 2 months of this and I am going to need therapy.
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Post by duskymonkey on Mar 16, 2020 23:41:31 GMT -6
DH's school finally called it; closed for the next 2 weeks. The governor is still not saying anything, but districts are feeling pressure from other schools, other states, PARENTS, etc. DH said attendance was about 75% today. Hallelujah!
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Post by duskymonkey on Mar 16, 2020 23:51:04 GMT -6
Also...the Gov declared all dining and bar venues to be closed for 30 days which is great. The ski resorts are closed too which is just unreal. However only for a week! which is dumb because all the kids will be bored with no school and the teenagers who can drive with senseless parents will all go skiing. The National Guard is already in Telluride due to the high level of cases there. My neighborhood was eerily quiet this morning and we have lots of kids here. Like not even a kid out in the backyard or anything. It was chilly this am but I just bundle the kids up and we go out as long as the sun is out which is most days so....either they're really taking the social distancing a step further and keeping everyone home or left town. I know my neighbor skipped town to her folks in WY and I wonder if most people did the same which negates stopping the spread. *head smack
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Post by Taitai on Mar 17, 2020 7:13:21 GMT -6
duskymonkey My days are a lot more like yours than doodlemommy’s, LOL. I feel like I am always policing my boys, and my oldest never eats either!! It’s like a total battle to get anything down his throat - ergh! doodlemommy - Tell us your secrets!!
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Post by August Blooms on Mar 17, 2020 19:22:27 GMT -6
Well today was ok, state of emergency declared but it’s more to free up funding since almost everything that can be shut down is shut down. I made sure to make some sort of schedule not doodlemommy level of homeschooling but we did ok. So you all know about my IL’s so they are still in Costa Rica and refused to pay for a flight home any earlier than Monday even though they have the money. DH was under the impression they were back already so imagine our surprise at the palm trees in the background. One of our biggest airlines is grounding flights and they are flying with the other one. So fingers crossed 🤞 that their flight doesn’t get cancelled. Then on top of that my husband sister was saying that her IL’s are still in Portugal, the EU is shutting down and they don’t seem to be stressed. A coworker of mine is also in Portugal and was appealing to his friends to help him get out since all his flights kept getting cancelled and He couldn’t get any solid info. Also a friends family was in Peru and just got out before the military shut the country down and another brother of hers is stuck in Malaysia trying to get back. Shit is getting real around here. I have been super at risk for contracting COVID 19 from my job and have been worried for about 2 months about the state of things and now that we are here I really hope this is rock bottom. Like it can’t get any worse right? If my kids driving me crazy in my house for the next while is the worst thing, I think it will be ok.
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Post by duskymonkey on Mar 17, 2020 22:16:58 GMT -6
duskymonkey My days are a lot more like yours than doodlemommy ’s, LOL. I feel like I am always policing my boys, and my oldest never eats either!! It’s like a total battle to get anything down his throat - ergh! doodlemommy - Tell us your secrets!! OMG! I really cannot complete a task fully uninterrupted! I feel like a complete schizo, constantly eye them every second or dashing off to screams and yells and whining and crying. Everything takes like 4x more to complete. Yes doodlemommy please share. I will need serious therapy at the end of this situation in addition to being an alcoholic!
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Post by duskymonkey on Mar 17, 2020 22:46:56 GMT -6
August Blooms I am just trying to take it day by day and doing my hardest to keep it together with the kids and not lose my shit on them. I tried doing DS' homework with him this morning and OMG! lil fella was OOC and climbing over the table and flinging crayons and breaking them into pieces. In all that chaos, DS somehow managed to focus enough to get it done but jeez, I am not sure if I can survive 2 months of this. I really feel terrible for parents whom have to actually put in a full work day. I would not survive. I have some work but manageable for a few hours at night and I suspect my project will now either be cancelled or considered not urgent. I still have to hear back from my clients so we shall see. Yeah....my home country has closed foreign entry and citizen exit - no mention of foreign exit so your friend's brother should be ok to leave unless he's having trouble getting flights out. They've essentially imposed a Restricted Movement Order and you can be fined for not adhering to it so unless you have plausible reason to be out and about, they can throw you in the slammer. This feels like a movie set and totally unreal. I honestly never ever thought with all the tech and medical advances, something like this can ever reach dire global proportions but sadly it has.
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Post by duskymonkey on Mar 17, 2020 22:59:01 GMT -6
Wanted to share info. Credible and legit from my sister from a medical source working on the front lines from across the border where August Blooms doodlemommy are. Do not take Ibuprofen, it will actually make it worse. There's an influx of of 40-50 yr old on ventilators at the hospital already. bootsorhearts1 CoachTsWife ( you're still a spring chicken lady ) I cannot remember who else are geriatric parents. I am fearful, hubs and I have no family in the area so we absolutely cannot get sick. I am sick to my stomach thinking of this. There would be no one to care for the boys The friends we have are all our age and a bit older too and all at risk.
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Post by Taitai on Mar 18, 2020 0:44:10 GMT -6
duskymonkey My friends in Japan and China have also told me that ibuprofen makes the disease worse, and that Tylenol should be taken to reduce fever. This is similar to dengue and other encephalitis viruses - where one should about ibuprofen and take Tylenol/paracetamol instead for fever reduction/pain relief. Good idea to spread the word. August Blooms I’m so sorry that you are in a position where your COVID-19 risk is high. Keep following safety protocols and take care of yourself! Also, in response to your question of whether we’re at the worst....ummm....I think it will get much, much worse, sorry to say. 3rd world countries are just starting to have cases, and they cannot test, treat, and control like 1st world countries are. If you look at what is happening in France, Italy, and Spain- that’s scary - Italy’s healthcare system is on the brink of collapse and they are considered first world. France is now only testing patients who need to be hospitalized. I think this is just the beginning - unfortunately. Plus, there’s the economic effects of decreased travel, consumption, production, ability to work, etc. Don’t want to make anyone panic or depressed, but I think we also need to be realistic about the situation. Those in first world countries should also feel very, very fortunate to be where you are right now. Many in this world will not be so fortunate. Things will eventually turn around, but it’s best to be prepared for us to deal with this temporary, new reality. That’s my take at least.
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Post by Taitai on Mar 18, 2020 1:26:26 GMT -6
duskymonkey My days are a lot more like yours than doodlemommy ’s, LOL. I feel like I am always policing my boys, and my oldest never eats either!! It’s like a total battle to get anything down his throat - ergh! doodlemommy - Tell us your secrets!! OMG! I really cannot complete a task fully uninterrupted! I feel like a complete schizo, constantly eye them every second or dashing off to screams and yells and whining and crying. Everything takes like 4x more to complete. Yes doodlemommy please share. I will need serious therapy at the end of this situation in addition to being an alcoholic! You and I live the same life @dusky 🤣😂😭
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Post by doodlemommy on Mar 18, 2020 2:51:09 GMT -6
I’m used to working with full classes of preschoolers so that helps. I had DS working on puzzles or colouring at the table while DD worked so I could manage them both. He likes watching the online stuff with her so I airplayed abc mouse to the tv so he could watch along. Day 2 I did spend a chunk of time ignoring him while he tantrumed in the hallway because I threw out the leftover oatmeal 🙄 So it’s not perfect but we’re doing our best!
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Post by CoachTsWife on Mar 18, 2020 7:36:56 GMT -6
OMG! I really cannot complete a task fully uninterrupted! I feel like a complete schizo, constantly eye them every second or dashing off to screams and yells and whining and crying. Everything takes like 4x more to complete. Yes doodlemommy please share. I will need serious therapy at the end of this situation in addition to being an alcoholic! You and I live the same life @dusky 🤣😂😭 I'm right there with you guys. DH is at school setting up distance learning today and I have the boys at home while trying to work remote. After today he is supposed to be available from 10am-2pm to help students. We have no idea when we'll feel comfortable sending the boys back to daycare.
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Post by CoachTsWife on Mar 18, 2020 7:56:24 GMT -6
Thanks for that info about ibuprofen duskymonkey. I hadn't heard that. Just like everyone else I'm worried about my family. My Mom and ILs all have health factors plus their age that makes them high risk. My grandma is in a nursing home so I'm trying to call her often. My grandpa is 103 and obv super at risk. He lives with my uncle, who is a very social person, and I hope he realized how serious this is. It's weird that I don't know when we'll see our parents again. DH is at school today setting up distance learning. We are on a state border and our bordering state just cancelled school for the rest of this school year. Our governor refuses to close all schools and is leaving it up to the local level to decide. DH's school is taking it week by week.
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Post by Taitai on Mar 18, 2020 8:41:20 GMT -6
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Post by danvers on Mar 18, 2020 17:12:49 GMT -6
duskymonkey sorry to not get back to you. Some popular books for young readers off the top of my head include: - Elephant and Piggie series (Mo Williams) - Fly Guy series - Magic Treehouse Series is always an oldie but goodie too Most of theses suggestions are leveled for 1st-2nd grade readers but if your son is good with his phonics and letter sounds he should be fine. Does the school use any online reading programs you know of? Popular ones include Razkids, myON, and Epic. If they do use these, you can get the logins from the school to use at home for free.
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Post by danvers on Mar 18, 2020 17:39:53 GMT -6
H has been hunkered down since Friday so the flu. He is just staring to feel better now but still really tired and not hungry. Apparently he thought the flu was something you just recovered from in like 48 hrs if you got the flu shot?!?! I was like very 🤨 with him.
Also, because he missed our teacher workdays for “distance learning” worked called him in this morning and said he’d face disciplinary action if he didn’t show to get his packets ready. 🤬
So he went, saw an administrator, said he really did have the flu but he will be happy to stay, make copies, and touch all the things. He was sent home immediately instead. 🤬
Otherwise we’re all jus social distancing ourselves here. A little bit of letter work for DD1, some potty training for DD2 (going 💯 except for naps and bed), and trying to clean all the things.
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Post by cythe on Mar 19, 2020 15:45:01 GMT -6
Day 4 of quarantine. I have done a remodel **edit: tapa picture did a thing. My actual bathroom doesn't look like a pixelated mess.
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Post by danvers on Mar 19, 2020 17:00:42 GMT -6
Potty Training Question - 💩
DD2 will not poop in the toilet. She had had zero pee accidents in three days (nighttime excluded) but held the poop till we had a pull up on her at nap time today.
Suggestions?
We have been having her do naked potty training around the house but I think she’s scared? Idk she’s 2.5 so not sure what’s going through her head.
I can’t find my “Oh Crap” PT book to read up on it so in the meantime, any advice? DD1 was a magical unicorn and was 100% day and night trained in 2 days. No exaggeration. DD2 is definitely not her sister.
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Post by August Blooms on Mar 19, 2020 20:27:12 GMT -6
cythe That looks great! danvers I have no advice but good luck! duskymonkey Thanks for the info, yes this all surreal. My coworkers have been talking about the possibility of this happening and then now it’s here and we’re like uh oh. Taitai Events over the past few days have significantly reduced my occupational risk, it’s not 0 but I’m feeling a lot better about things. Like most people now I’m worried about being laid off as the dust settles. I know things are going to get significantly worse before they get better and I’ve had a few days to settle into the new normal. People in my neighborhood are still letting their kids play together, stores are open. I think they have to call the legislature and parliament back into session to pass any more restrictive orders. They may have to do it since a lot of businesses aren’t closing until the government tells them to.
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Post by August Blooms on Mar 19, 2020 20:34:34 GMT -6
Homeschooling day 3 went much better. We now have a loose schedule, I’m not stressing as much but I do have my moments. I’m trying not to check for updates every 5 minutes. Usually when I’m exercising I have my breakdown because that’s the only time I have to myself. Kids are fighting as per usual. But otherwise we are settling into this weird new normal. Here are some cookies we made today, I only have Christmas cookie cutters 💁🏼♀️
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Post by Taitai on Mar 20, 2020 8:53:27 GMT -6
August Blooms I’m so glad that they’ve been able to reduce your risk, but I hope you don’t get laid off. Hugs. You are doing a great job with your girls - those cookies look really good! cythe I continue to be jealous of how handy you are. Pixels aside - that shower looks great. That’s subway tile right? Very hip - my FIL did a similar project, and I love the look of it. How is E doing? Did she figure out how to lay out and not get hunched over in the crib? danvers On the PT thing, I remember reading in the Oh Crap! book that poop can be a big deal for some kids. I think she said that really looking closely for sighs/clues that poop is imminent is important, as well as doing whatever you can to reward poop in the potty. One thing she suggested was letting the kid dump the poop from their little potty into the big potty and then let them flush/wave bye-bye to the poop. And make a big deal of it. That worked really well for both of my kids - something about waving bye to the poop made them want to get it in the potty (and not in their pants) in the future. Do you have a sticker chart? That was another one. Hope your H recovers from the flu soon - what horrible timing for you! Also - I wrote poop waaaaay too many times in this post. Toddler life....
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Post by Taitai on Mar 20, 2020 8:58:11 GMT -6
I’ve heard from various friends that it’s about to hit the fan, and we’re heading for a not good situation over here. Ugh. We’re prepared and I am sure we will be fine, but it’s still disconcerting. The good thing is that the locals have been very worried about this thing and have been good about social distancing. It just takes a small, selfish segment of the population to ruin things for everyone though.
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Post by curmudgeon on Mar 20, 2020 9:31:02 GMT -6
Hello everyone! Like everyone else we are hunkered down, trying to do a bit of educational activities. But mostly it’s TV and Nintendo while H and I try to WFH and keep our jobs.
Good news is my uncle gets to go home today!! Woo! No visitors at all and my aunt shouldn’t leave their house. So I’m going to have DS1 make some letters and pictures to drop off.
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Post by CoachTsWife on Mar 20, 2020 13:07:19 GMT -6
We just got notice that we are to work from home until 4/30/2020. It was originally schedule through next Friday and I knew it would be extended, but to extend it out that far was a little surprising to me.
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Post by danvers on Mar 20, 2020 20:04:41 GMT -6
How many O17 mommas use a monitor in babe’s room? 🙋♀️
Our video monitor just broke and H doesn’t think we need to replace it. We only need the receiver, the camera works fine and they're not hugely expensive
Yes we can hear her if she calls out (or, more correctly I can hear her) but.... others 017 toddlers still have them right?
My main argument to H is that it was actual more useful with DD1 once she was out of the crib because we could watch her shenanigans if she didn’t fall asleep right away/left her bed or speak over the monitor to her as needed for things like “go back to sleep it’s still night time!”
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Post by curmudgeon on Mar 20, 2020 20:54:54 GMT -6
I know I’m in the minority, but we never used a monitor with either kid so I’d default to your H’s side of not replacing. However, DS1 was an obedient child who never got out of bed and DS2 is still in a crib, but he does go to sleep right away. So I’ve never had to monitor night shenanigans. Is she very active after bedtime?
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Post by duskymonkey on Mar 20, 2020 21:50:29 GMT -6
How many O17 mommas use a monitor in babe’s room? 🙋♀️ Our video monitor just broke and H doesn’t think we need to replace it. We only need the receiver, the camera works fine and they're not hugely expensive Yes we can hear her if she calls out (or, more correctly I can hear her) but.... others 017 toddlers still have them right? My main argument to H is that it was actual more useful with DD1 once she was out of the crib because we could watch her shenanigans if she didn’t fall asleep right away/left her bed or speak over the monitor to her as needed for things like “go back to sleep it’s still night time!” Lil fella is still in our room...he might be there until he goes to college at this point! However we still use a monitor in DS' room. Audio only, we never used a video. Never felt the need. Then again we lay down with DS ( no longer ) and lil fella until they fall asleep and then sneak out. We're also lucky DS rarely gets out of his bed until the sun emerges. He'll call out to us MOTN and won't roam his room or the house. His room is also the opposite end of our bedroom and I feel better having the monitor for another couple of years yet. I think it's all about your comfort level. As you can see my comfort level is very very low
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Post by duskymonkey on Mar 20, 2020 22:00:50 GMT -6
danvers thanks for the book recos! I will look into them and I think DS will enjoy Flyguy. Also I had a duh moment, I should check the Caldecott book accolades for titles! As much as I want him to read chapter books, at the end of the day he's still 5 going on 6 and loves looking at pictures. Like he reads the Polar Express flawlessly and all of Jannell Canon's books and the illustrations are just as divine as the stories. I actually forgot I have several Caldecott book titles I need to dig out, he just has to be careful since they're signed by the illustrator/author.
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Post by duskymonkey on Mar 20, 2020 22:16:22 GMT -6
August Blooms the cookies look wonderful! and you're a great mom. It's so hard to keep it together when you can take zero breaks away from the kids. Taitai CoachTsWife I have comfort knowing you guys live my life and doodlemommy you give me great comfort and hope! also great idea to make an official daily schedule and involve DS in making it too so he feels like he has a part in it. we shall start Monday and take it one day at a time. I appreciate any other tips you can share. Thank you so much! curmudgeon so happy to hear about your uncle! Sending your family good thoughts and your uncle a quick recovery. cythe, I see you're been busy! such a handy gal! Love the white subway tiles too....great choice, it's timeless. As much as I love the trendy large tiles, in about 5 years it will all be dated. Can never go wrong with classic and timeless. I cannot subscribe to trends and ironically staying ahead and keeping up with them is part of my job haha! How is E doing?
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Post by duskymonkey on Mar 20, 2020 22:39:14 GMT -6
We had a blizzard yesterday! It's totally crazy the day before it was 60. I have the nicest neighbors, last night they snowblowed our driveway and we didn't even know until this morning when hubs wanted to go out to shovel. We did shovel their driveway when they were away when tons came down a couple of months ago. I told them they aren't obligated but she said the H was maybe excited to use their new snowblower lol! So what is everyone cooking at home since we have to eat all the meals at home? August Blooms is making cutout cookies! Here's my Corona cooking list. I kinda winged it came about out of laziness and trying to efficiently use what's in my pantry and not spend all my time I don't have over the stove. Earlier this week, we grilled and glazed salmon and had it with asparagus and rice. I repurposed it the next day and made Onigiri's for lunch and contemplated making something akin to Tod Man pla ( fishcakes ) for dinner but I didn't have enough fish left so instead used the leftover rice and made fried rice. Yesterday I made Rope Vieja with quinoa and blackbeans and steamed a side of broccoli. Repurposed it into quesadillas for lunch and will repurpose it again into tacos for tomorrow's dinner. We ended up grilling chicken and veg tonight with the side of quinoa and blackbeans. I will repurpose the quinoa and black beans into like a salad for lunch tomorrow with peppers, corn, cukes and avocado? Leftover grilled chicken I am thinking of turning it into like a flatbread thingy with an aioli for some sort with spinach and tomatoes maybe avocados?? I'll just wing it haha! Also I don't really have all the ingredients to make whatever proper thing it's supposed to be but it is what it is and who cares - it's food. ETA. I am also trying my hardest not to make a cake or brownies cos I'll just stress eat them all in one night oufff! I might make mochi brownies this weekend so....buuuuttt I am out of TJ's pound plus chocolate!!! this is serious guys!
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