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Post by cmb on Mar 1, 2019 3:04:12 GMT -6
I’ve read a lot of things about getting the older child a present in the hospital for becoming a big sibling Did you do that ? Any big sister board book recommendations? No, DS1 met DS2 at home. They’ll meet this baby at home, too. I did have a gift “from baby DS2” for DS1 waiting at home. DS1 would have had a meltdown leaving the hospital (he was 27 months) if I wasn’t leaving, too I found Daniel tiger to be more helpful- there’s a whole season on becoming a big sibling. DS1 wasn’t interested in the books |
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 1, 2019 7:42:46 GMT -6
thank god for a new thread. The other one was a fast descending spiral into nastiness
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 1, 2019 7:45:01 GMT -6
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Post by notblanche on Mar 1, 2019 11:24:32 GMT -6
March is my favorite month! Because it's my birthday month!! Now that it is March, however, I am finding it very difficult to believe that my child will turn 3 next month.
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Post by notblanche on Mar 1, 2019 11:32:45 GMT -6
I'm not going to post in the other thread, because omg I shouldn't have gone back in there. But sheilathetank I wanted to offer some hugs. M had a significant drop in height percentile from 18 to 24 months. He didn't grow a fraction of an inch; in fact, they measured him SHORTER. Obviously this was not my fault but I beat myself up over it for weeks. Almost a year later I am still somewhat obsessive whenever anyone comments on his height, like, "thank goodness he is growing!" I know it's easy to say don't stress too much, but try not to stress too much. |
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 1, 2019 11:41:18 GMT -6
I'm not going to post in the other thread, because omg I shouldn't have gone back in there. But sheilathetank I wanted to offer some hugs. M had a significant drop in height percentile from 18 to 24 months. He didn't grow a fraction of an inch; in fact, they measured him SHORTER. Obviously this was not my fault but I beat myself up over it for weeks. Almost a year later I am still somewhat obsessive whenever anyone comments on his height, like, "thank goodness he is growing!" I know it's easy to say don't stress too much, but try not to stress too much. thank you. and omg to measuring him shorter. I can understanding weighing less but how the fuck do you lose height. Makes me wonder if they measured him right in the first place. At that age our pedi had us hold the kid laying down while the made a mark on the exam table paper at their head and feet. I'm sure it was like 70% accurate because of wiggling and the paper could move. Now that she's 3 they have her stand and measure her height that way so there is no denying it. It's sucks because growth is one of the few things we really can't control as parents and as a control freak that bothers me. |
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Post by billyhorrible on Mar 1, 2019 13:47:06 GMT -6
I’ve read a lot of things about getting the older child a present in the hospital for becoming a big sibling Did you do that ? Any big sister board book recommendations? We did this. My aunt was 3 when my father was born, and I was talking to her about it when I was pregnant with my second, because I thought it was kind of silly. She convinced me otherwise. To this day, and she's almost 70, she remembers the toy gas station she got from my father when he was born. Obviously she knows now it wasn't actually from him, but she remembers at the time it being a really big deal and how happy she was that her little brother already loved her. (Since we know that little kids equate love with gifts 🤣) No board book suggestions, and we focused on big brother stuff, but Julius, the baby of the world, is a great book about a big sister's adjustment to the new baby. |
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Post by lupincat on Mar 2, 2019 6:32:59 GMT -6
I’ve read a lot of things about getting the older child a present in the hospital for becoming a big sibling Did you do that ? Any big sister board book recommendations? We didn’t do a gift nor did we have DS1 give a gift to DS2. I think it’s silly. (KOKO if you did it, it’s just not for me). DS1 was 22.5 months when DS2 was born and didn’t give a single ounce of attention to him until DS2 was crawling and getting into his stuff. |
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Post by cmb on Mar 4, 2019 16:20:27 GMT -6
I’ve read a lot of things about getting the older child a present in the hospital for becoming a big sibling Did you do that ? Any big sister board book recommendations? We didn’t do a gift nor did we have DS1 give a gift to DS2. I think it’s silly. (KOKO if you did it, it’s just not for me). DS1 was 22.5 months when DS2 was born and didn’t give a single ounce of attention to him until DS2 was crawling and getting into his stuff. Once DS1 realized DS2 was too little to play with him, this is how we got. The day after we brought DS2 home, DS1 got up and immediately asked for DS2 to play trains with him. Now, DS2 isn’t allowed to trust his trains lol |
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Post by piratecat on Mar 5, 2019 10:24:10 GMT -6
I started doing some yoga videos with my kid and I was surprised that he follows along and tries to mimic some poses for about 5 minutes. Him doing downward dog and child's pose is adorable.
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 5, 2019 10:36:27 GMT -6
I started doing some yoga videos with my kid and I was surprised that he follows along and tries to mimic some poses for about 5 minutes. Him doing downward dog and child's pose is adorable. DD got this book and a kids yoga mat for Easter last year. It's a little awkward to read and do the poses BUT it may be a great way to include both you and YH in story time. He reads and shows the pictures, you and your son do the poses together. www.amazon.com/Good-Night-Yoga-Pose-Pose/dp/162203466X |
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Post by piratecat on Mar 5, 2019 10:45:20 GMT -6
I started doing some yoga videos with my kid and I was surprised that he follows along and tries to mimic some poses for about 5 minutes. Him doing downward dog and child's pose is adorable. DD got this book and a kids yoga mat for Easter last year. It's a little awkward to read and do the poses BUT it may be a great way to include both you and YH in story time. He reads and shows the pictures, you and your son do the poses together. www.amazon.com/Good-Night-Yoga-Pose-Pose/dp/162203466XThat's cute, thanks! I've been looking at kids' yoga mats too but for now we've been using his play mat, which is big enough for both of us. Does your daughter like doing yoga? They have some family yoga classes around us, which I think might be fun when he's a bit older. |
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 5, 2019 10:49:26 GMT -6
DD got this book and a kids yoga mat for Easter last year. It's a little awkward to read and do the poses BUT it may be a great way to include both you and YH in story time. He reads and shows the pictures, you and your son do the poses together. www.amazon.com/Good-Night-Yoga-Pose-Pose/dp/162203466XThat's cute, thanks! I've been looking at kids' yoga mats too but for now we've been using his play mat, which is big enough for both of us. Does your daughter like doing yoga? They have some family yoga classes around us, which I think might be fun when he's a bit older. She likes doing whatever I'm doing. She does randomly do triangle pose and then asks me to "do this one mommy". It's really cute. A mommy and me yoga class wouldn't hurt if he's interested. It's worth a shot at least. |
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Post by billyhorrible on Mar 5, 2019 11:51:30 GMT -6
I highly recommend Cosmic Kids Yoga. My boys have been doing it for years and it's really fun. There are "yoga stories" that incorporate the moves into pop culture (like Frozen) or animal stories. We used to do one every night before bed.
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Post by gingy on Mar 5, 2019 14:26:13 GMT -6
I wish we had a mommy and me yoga class that wasn't in the middle of the day. I think we'd both love that, but I can't just leave work at 10 am or whatever. There is a new dance studio near us that does "baby hop" (hip-hop and jazz) at 2yo. We'll probably sign him up for that this fall. He loves to shake his booty.
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Post by piratecat on Mar 5, 2019 14:51:34 GMT -6
gingy, I just put on yoga videos that I do (Yoga w/ Adrienne) and he watched and tried to follow along. Try it at home and see how he likes it!
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Post by gingy on Mar 5, 2019 15:00:10 GMT -6
gingy , I just put on yoga videos that I do (Yoga w/ Adrienne) and he watched and tried to follow along. Try it at home and see how he likes it! I definitely will! He does downward dog while I attempt diaper changes, but I doubt that's on purpose lol. |
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Post by piratecat on Mar 5, 2019 19:54:57 GMT -6
I am kind of loving this age, despite tantrums and crankiness. I love seeing his language grow and being able to communicate better, and seeing his personality really starting to come through. We are probably heading towards the terrible twos but for now I am really mostly enjoying him a lot.
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Post by lupincat on Mar 6, 2019 6:00:33 GMT -6
I am kind of loving this age, despite tantrums and crankiness. I love seeing his language grow and being able to communicate better, and seeing his personality really starting to come through. We are probably heading towards the terrible twos but for now I am really mostly enjoying him a lot. a Two is a breeze, it’s three that tests the limits! |
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Post by piratecat on Mar 6, 2019 7:41:15 GMT -6
I am kind of loving this age, despite tantrums and crankiness. I love seeing his language grow and being able to communicate better, and seeing his personality really starting to come through. We are probably heading towards the terrible twos but for now I am really mostly enjoying him a lot. a Two is a breeze, it’s three that tests the limits! Oh good, I have some time to enjoy then! |
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 6, 2019 7:53:32 GMT -6
I am kind of loving this age, despite tantrums and crankiness. I love seeing his language grow and being able to communicate better, and seeing his personality really starting to come through. We are probably heading towards the terrible twos but for now I am really mostly enjoying him a lot. a Two is a breeze, it’s three that tests the limits! Yes. Fuck age 3. DD is very much a horrible 3. It happened almost overnight but my sweet girl turned into a defiant, angry monster. |
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Post by piratecat on Mar 6, 2019 7:56:37 GMT -6
So basically trying to get pregnant now and potentially having a new baby when J turns 3 is a terrible terrible idea? Cool cool cool.
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 6, 2019 12:18:55 GMT -6
So basically trying to get pregnant now and potentially having a new baby when J turns 3 is a terrible terrible idea? Cool cool cool. No because by 3 they start preschool and can do a lot more structured activities. So just wear him out with those. We just started taekwondo and it is the cutest thing ever. And for the first time ever I put DD to bed last night and she laid down, closed her eyes and WENT TO SLEEP! no screaming, yelling, whining, protesting, procrastinating. It was a miracle. So there is hope. |
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Post by piratecat on Mar 6, 2019 12:31:48 GMT -6
So basically trying to get pregnant now and potentially having a new baby when J turns 3 is a terrible terrible idea? Cool cool cool. No because by 3 they start preschool and can do a lot more structured activities. So just wear him out with those. We just started taekwondo and it is the cutest thing ever. And for the first time ever I put DD to bed last night and she laid down, closed her eyes and WENT TO SLEEP! no screaming, yelling, whining, protesting, procrastinating. It was a miracle. So there is hope. Little clumsy kids doing TKD is the cutest. Really, little clumsy kids doing anything is the cutest. But that's amazing about her going to sleep. I know you've had trouble with that - I'm so excited for you! |
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Post by piratecat on Mar 6, 2019 14:59:06 GMT -6
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Post by pepperpottsj on Mar 6, 2019 14:59:33 GMT -6
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 6, 2019 15:02:28 GMT -6
Girl. Where you been? What have you been up to? How is the family? |
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Post by pepperpottsj on Mar 6, 2019 15:21:07 GMT -6
Girl. Where you been? What have you been up to? How is the family? Helloooo! I’ve been trying to navigate the whole breadwinner with small human to take care of world. Some days I pass some days I fail  Family is wonderful, I just need to find the pause button! No clue where these 18 months went. How about you? I need to stalk for pictures! |
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Post by lupincat on Mar 6, 2019 15:33:01 GMT -6
So basically trying to get pregnant now and potentially having a new baby when J turns 3 is a terrible terrible idea? Cool cool cool. Nah, 3 year olds are terrible creatures but there’s a lot of perks to the age too. A friend of mine has kids exactly 3 years apart and it worked really well for them. Their DD was self sufficient enough to entertain herself for periods of time and help with the baby |
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Post by cmb on Mar 6, 2019 17:05:28 GMT -6
a Two is a breeze, it’s three that tests the limits! Yes. Fuck age 3. DD is very much a horrible 3. It happened almost overnight but my sweet girl turned into a defiant, angry monster. Just wait until 4... it’s worse |
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