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Post by crimsonandclover on Nov 13, 2017 5:01:36 GMT -6
What's going on this week, ladies? I can't believe November is half-way over already!!
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Post by crimsonandclover on Nov 13, 2017 6:54:08 GMT -6
Responding to last week - we always do lots of baking in Advent. Usually DH's grandma comes to bake with us once, but her dementia is progressing and I'm not sure whether we'll be able to do it this year. Otherwise I'm committed to x-mas cookies for a preschool bake sale and we'll be making plenty of them for us, as well.
The big project in a few weeks will be putting together the DDs Advent calendars. I decided to go custom-made this year. Some days they'll get parts to Playmobil / Lego sets, and other days they'll get gift certificates for things like an extra story at bedtime, picking out a game to play as a family, etc.
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Post by tinydancer on Nov 13, 2017 7:40:38 GMT -6
I can't believe November is halfway over either! And how is it that thanksgiving is already next week? I need to start thinking about holiday cards. I was not productive AT ALL last week. I think (hope) I hit the worst of first-tri ickiness last week and I just didn't get anything done at work or around the house. crimsonandclover , custom made advent calendars sound amazing. I'm sure your LOs will love them. We never really did that growing up, but it sounds fun to get a little something every day.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Nov 13, 2017 9:18:57 GMT -6
NO. I am in denial that Thanksgiving is next week. I just cannot wrap my head around that. On the positive side we get an extra week in between Thanksgiving and Christmas so that is good. I spent the weekend with a sick DD...again. I swear we just keep passing the same bug around and I'm seriously over it! nellieoleson I'm so glad you had what seems like a great getaway with your H! crimsonandclover T's&P's for the teething. I hope those buggers come through right quick!
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Post by lollipop on Nov 13, 2017 11:08:34 GMT -6
I made an activity filled advent calendar a few years ago, but we haven't used it the last couple of years, because either I was too pregnant for most of the stuff, or M was too little. I'm trying to decide if I just want to buy little ones, or make new cards for the activities. I might go the lazy route, simply because I have other crafts to do between now and the first of the month
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Post by dizzycooks on Nov 13, 2017 14:53:27 GMT -6
crimsonandclover I hope all the fussiness is a whole bunch of teeth all at once then you can be done! No sign of 2 year molars here. nellieoleson was that drink from your getaway? I forgot you were sans kiddos!! I hope it was fabulous! tinydancer this pregnancy is kicking my butt. I literally go into the day all “I got this!!” And by 9am it’s over. Thanksgiving...well, we are going oot to a condo for the week. My bff is joining us for a few days (yay for extra adult hands!) and apparently dhs parents are coming?? Ugh. I need a better attitude. I need to meal plan bc we are forever from a grocery store ($6 eggs anyone?) so I really need to think it through. That was today’s project. I’m currently parked on the couch.
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Post by nellieoleson on Nov 13, 2017 19:47:26 GMT -6
The dds had grapes for lunch today. Just a few minutes ago (almost 6 pm) dd1 tells me she dropped a grape.
Me (confused as to why she is telling me this): You dropped a grape? When did you drop it?
Dd1: On Monday.
Hahaha. So informative.
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Post by kcrkcs on Nov 13, 2017 21:20:51 GMT -6
Eek thanksgiving is usually my fave holiday because food, and no one is expecting anything more than a good meal. But I am so not into it this year. We are staying home and I almost got excited about it being just us but MIL is joining now. So hmph. Also I just downloaded that Tasty app. Yes I know way behind the times. But finding it way fun. Helping me to do not the same old thing for dinner. Yay for getaways and boo for sick peanuts. Hope everyone's week goes smoothly.
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Post by dizzycooks on Nov 13, 2017 21:26:47 GMT -6
Eek thanksgiving is usually my fave holiday because food, and no one is expecting anything more than a good meal. But I am so not into it this year. We are staying home and I almost got excited about it being just us but MIL is joining now. So hmph. Also I just downloaded that Tasty app. Yes I know way behind the times. But finding it way fun. Helping me to do not the same old thing for dinner. Yay for getaways and boo for sick peanuts. Hope everyone's week goes smoothly. Ttma about the tasty app? I’ve never heard of it.
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Post by kcrkcs on Nov 13, 2017 21:37:42 GMT -6
dizzycooks I looked it up because people are always posting video recipes on Facebook and I like quite a few. Anyway I saw there was an app. It's pretty much just another recipe app but they are usually fairly straightforward minimal ingredient recipes that lend themselves to week night cooking.many of them are very calorific/heavy so it doesn't suit for everything but it's a nice change of pace. And it's free so there's that! ETA tag
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Post by crimsonandclover on Nov 14, 2017 0:50:19 GMT -6
dizzycooks, did your fitbit break? You haven't checked in in a while! And while I'm on the topic, anyone have a fitbit now and wanna join in our challenges?
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Post by dizzycooks on Nov 14, 2017 7:58:03 GMT -6
crimsonandclover my band broke. I need something new to wear it in. I should find something lol. I was kind of waiting for Christmas, I figured it’s an easy Christmas gift.
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Post by dizzycooks on Nov 14, 2017 7:59:52 GMT -6
So my dd1 got in trouble on the bus yesterday. Parenting is so hard. I believed her when she said she didn’t do it, but the truth came out after I said we were going to watch the bus video. Ugh. How do you provide a consequence when you’re not there? Like what’s a logical consequence for bouncing around between bus seats? She wrote an apology this morning and I’ve told her to sit up front. Not that I can enforce that.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Nov 14, 2017 10:56:33 GMT -6
dizzycooks , did your fitbit break? You haven't checked in in a while! And while I'm on the topic, anyone have a fitbit now and wanna join in our challenges? I just need to charge mine and put it back on! LOL
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Post by lollipop on Nov 14, 2017 21:55:16 GMT -6
Why have my kids suddenly decided that bedtime is the enemy? The Last couple of nights S has played the "I'm scared, I'm lonely, I need a drink, etc" game and M has flipped her shit at bedtime. It's now an hour and a half past and M is CIO in her bed because I'm just done. I've read her stories, let her cuddle, let her play, read more stories, and put her in bed 3 times. She's been up there for 20 minutes crying. I'm surprised she hasn't woken S up.
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Post by lollipop on Nov 14, 2017 23:36:53 GMT -6
Two and a half hours past bedtime and I finally got her down. I ended up having to make her fall asleep on me and then transfer her to her bed, which I haven't had to do in like 18 months. I'm having wine.
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Post by nellieoleson on Nov 15, 2017 0:41:56 GMT -6
kcrkcs - I’m feeling you on the thanksgiving thing. I used to love the fact we would do it on our own. Before kids it was such a fun day of gluttonous laziness. Then post-kids I feel like I spend all day cooking a meal they hate and they get antsy and feel ignored because I’m busy in the kitchen. That, plus the fact it seems it suddenly snuck up on me is making me less than excited about it. Oh, and I’m trying to decide if I should invite my kinda crazy, kinda estranged dad and my brother I don’t know all that well to our house for dinner that day. Part of me thinks it could be cool, part of me doesn’t want to deal. I told my H tonight that I just wanted to make stuffing, eat that for dinner, and call it good.
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Post by nellieoleson on Nov 15, 2017 0:43:28 GMT -6
Two and a half hours past bedtime and I finally got her down. I ended up having to make her fall asleep on me and then transfer her to her bed, which I haven't had to do in like 18 months. I'm having wine. Glad she finally went down! Is she teething?
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Post by dizzycooks on Nov 15, 2017 7:14:57 GMT -6
lollipop that is miserable. My dd3 woke at 9 last night needing to pee? She cried and cried and pointed to the bathroom. 🤷♀️ so weird. Then she was up at 5:30. Dh told her to go back to bed, her wake up has been earlier and earlier. Do not like. Today is going to be a marathon. I don’t know how, but every darn day has too much in it. Today dd2 has her early childhood screening so I need to find her birth certificate. I also work tonight and dh can’t pu the littles so I guess dd will be late to church. I already told dh I’m not asking my mom to help when he’s gone in a few weeks. It’s just too much fuss.
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Post by dizzycooks on Nov 15, 2017 14:22:44 GMT -6
So far today I’ve picked up hand me downs from a friend, taken dd2 to gymnastics and her early childhood screening, mixed up pancakes for vacation, prepared a casserole for MOPs, made dinner for tonight and lunch for tomorrow and collected the garbages. I still have to work tonight and cook the pancakes and casserole and pick up dd1 from school. I am so overwhelmed atm.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Nov 15, 2017 18:19:45 GMT -6
OMG dizzycooks that is so overwhelming. I don’t know how you keep up with everything and you are pregnant to boot!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2017 20:28:31 GMT -6
dizzycooks you are a busy bee! Just hanging tonight. Starting to try and figure out tgiving as we will have about 30 people at my house.::.. I decided to buy a smoked turkey and ham. I prob won’t end up cooking much. Everyone is brining a dish. Potluck tgiving.
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Post by tinydancer on Nov 15, 2017 21:55:31 GMT -6
dizzycooks, whew! I don't know how you do it. @kelltothekell, 30 people is a lot though! lollipop, I'm glad you got M down. My LO was super fussy tonight too. He couldn't do anything without whining. I've been reading some Janet Lansbury on toddler discipline and trying to use some of those techniques but my H isn't really on board. He doesn't have much patience. I'm nervous about what happens when it gets worse.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2017 22:39:26 GMT -6
Dd is quick to be upset and whine as well. Dh kind of ignores it and thinks it’s crocodile tears. I told him it’s her age and to her it is very important (whatever small thing may be going on). I need to have a plan too. Let me know if you like the book. I also worry because I know this is just the beginning!
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Post by lollipop on Nov 15, 2017 23:02:27 GMT -6
Two and a half hours past bedtime and I finally got her down. I ended up having to make her fall asleep on me and then transfer her to her bed, which I haven't had to do in like 18 months. I'm having wine. Glad she finally went down! Is she teething? I don't think so. I think she just hit that stage of overtired where it turns into just being a hot mess and too tired to calm down enough to sleep.
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Post by lollipop on Nov 15, 2017 23:10:49 GMT -6
I'm watching Land Girls, and trying to decide if I want some wine.
We finally got an invite (if you can call it that when H had to basically invite us himself) to go meet his niece, so we're going to visit them tomorrow after school. Friday H and I might be going to a convention, if my mom finishes everything she wants to get done for Saturday. Saturday we're meeting the ILs at a restaurant for dinner and Sunday is the baby shower.
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Post by nellieoleson on Nov 15, 2017 23:53:42 GMT -6
Dd is quick to be upset and whine as well. Dh kind of ignores it and thinks it’s crocodile tears. I told him it’s her age and to her it is very important (whatever small thing may be going on). I need to have a plan too. Let me know if you like the book. I also worry because I know this is just the beginning! I️ think you and your H are both right! Don’t underestimate the ability these little people have to manipulate situations, but there are also times when they have broken hearts over the silliest things and really could use a cuddle. When dd2 cries over stuff like wanting our phones or wanting something dd1 is playing with I️ ignore her for the most part. I️ feel like this is the type of crying I️ encounter most often these days.
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Post by nellieoleson on Nov 15, 2017 23:54:51 GMT -6
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Post by nellieoleson on Nov 16, 2017 0:01:19 GMT -6
kcrkcs - did your H’s surgery get scheduled? Fx this does the trick. That sounds like such a horrible situation.
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Post by tinydancer on Nov 16, 2017 9:09:20 GMT -6
@kelltothekell, I like a lot of the concepts in the book, if only because it helps reinforce the idea that boundary testing and tantrums are normal and developmentally appropriate. Simply keeping that perspective can help the parent keep their cool and not take the behavior personally. I like the idea that parents should calmly set clear and consistent boundaries, and project confidence. On a couple of occasions MH has raised his voice and I think that just escalates the situation and makes him look harried. I also like the concept that the parent should acknowledge the child's feelings, but remain firm in the boundary. At the very least, it's helpful to have a plan for how to deal with behaviors before they occur so that you know how to react in the moment.
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