Infant, Toddler, and Preschooler Check-in (9/19)

[mirabelle]

Age: 3.5

Milestones:

Challenges: he fell over the weekend and made his first trip to the ER and got 2 staples in his head. He’s fine and it has not slowed him down a bit. I’m still irritated at H over the whole thing. He is so busy and wild right now... really since he started walking.

Everyday is a mix of negotiations and threats to take things away if he doesn’t do xyz (brush teeth, pick up, etc). It’s exhausring.

Funny/cute stories:

How are you? It’s been raining here all week so I am feeling cooped up.

Anything else?

QOTW: What are some websites you used to use all the time, but you no longer visit?
I used to work for a Microsoft vendor so it was bing all the time, now that I don’t work there I’m a google search engine gal

[hawkward]

Age: 3.5

Milestones: Nothing new

Challenges: He's going through a growth spurt, so he's overly tired and grouchy and clumsy.

Funny/cute stories: He's been a total goofball lately, I'm having a hard time choosing just one funny thing he's said lately. This morning, I took him to the base exchange, and he asked to pick out a toy. He didn't find one that he wanted, but he found something he wanted to get for his older brother. Heart melting, right? Then as we're walking out of the store, he says, "I SUCH a good boy, I need Starbucks." So we go into Starbucks and he lays it on even thicker "I didn't get a toy, maybe a cookie would help..." and "good boys get CHOCOLATE milk." He's lucky he's cute.

How are you? Mostly good. Today has been bad. I spoilered it because it's mostly just whining (someone else's loss mentioned though).

SPOILER: Click to show

{spoiler}The dog broke his kennel somehow, and DS2 and I went to the store to get a new one. The first two places we went were all out. I got a slow leak in the rear tire of my SUV (which fortunately I carry a pump so I was able to deal with it but I'll still have to take the tire in), then my BFF texted me to say that she had a m/c at 9 weeks. She's been TFAT for a while on top of that, so she was already stressed. We talked for a while and she has a plan in place and seems to be doing okay, but she's heartbroken, and I'm heartbroken for her. And myself, selfishly. I'd never tell her of course, but I'm wallowing in self-pity of remembering what that feels like and being mad that I know exactly how she feels, if that makes sense. And I feel like a jerk for worrying about myself when she's going through so much.

THEN DS2 and I got home, and the dog pooped in his (old broken) kennel, and somehow got it everywhere. Like I'm having to wash curtains and Lysol blinds and bleach the entire dining room floor everywhere. I don't know how he did it and it's so freaking gross. Everything is cleaned and everyone is showered now, but it took me almost an hour. Thankfully we had the new kennel so at least that was one thing I didn't have to completely scrub.

Anything else? Nope.

QOTW: Sigma Marketplace for school, and The Bump (lol)

[peaseblossom55]

Age: E will be 23 months next week

Milestones: a 2 year molar popped through only 3 more teeth to go!!

Challenges: tantrums when she doesn't get her way.

Funny/cute stories: so many, she is obsessed with Mickey and Minnie, she points at out TV and phones and says Mickey to get us to put on disney channel, perhaps going to Disney next year isn't a bad idea...

How are you? Good overall!

Anything else? Not really looking for a winter coat for E.

QOTW: What are some websites you used to use all the time, but you no longer visit? the knot,

[peaseblossom55]

mirabelle, ouch I hope he is doing ok!