July Questions!

[king26]

I miss doing these

Childs birthday:
Size clothing they wear:
Size diaper:
Size shoe:

What time is bedtime:
What time do they wake up:

How is nighttime sleep?
How are naps? How many, length?
What is in your childs bed with them?

Going on vacation this summer? Where?

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed?

Is anyone potty training yet?

Favorite books:
Favorite toys:
Favorite things to do:

What are they doing now? Talking, yelling, jumping, climbing, etc?

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Theme?
What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday?

How are tantrums?
How do you discipline?

For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately?
If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do?
What tv shows are you currently watching?
What is your favorite summer beverage?




Any questions for the group?

[addymac]

Childs birthday: 8/20
Size clothing they wear: 2T-4T (but really 2/3T)
Size diaper: 5/6
Size shoe: 7/8

What time is bedtime: 8-8:30
What time do they wake up: depends on the night. Anywhere from 6-7:30

How is nighttime sleep? LOL. Depends on the night and who put him to bed 😭 he has started to go down by himself again. Last night was one wake up!

How are naps? How many, length? Naps are usually good. One nap (unless he grabs a catnap in the car if he had a shit night sleep) usually ~2h maybe 1.5h. Tends to be 12:30-2:30, give or take half an hour. We wake him up by 2:45 otherwise he won’t go to bed til 9 and DNW that.

What is in your childs bed with them? A pillow and a million stuffed animals. Most importantly a Chase (from paw patrol), a Rubble (also PP), a teddy bear, an Ernie, a sheep... and a handful of others down by his feet.

Going on vacation this summer? Where? We did a mini one last week- 2 nights at great wolf lodge water park. So fun!

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed? Ugh. We moved to a toddler bed awhile ago and it’s been hit or miss. We’ve been debating going back to the crib but these last few days he’s been really good with it so we may just leave it. He loves the toddler bed aspect of it. He loves to arrange his animals on them and at bedtime when he’s ready for bed he runs and jumps in it on his own. It’s adorable.

Is anyone potty training yet? No. My nanny loves to take him potty and he’s good about peeing in there but he’s nowhere near ready. ESP not poop. He just pooped mid bath two nights ago and freaked. Out. Lol

Favorite books: changes week to week but he loves truck books
Favorite toys: all his trucks every single one. And lately his Rubble stuffed animal
Favorite things to do: go on walks to find trains and trucks and cars. Play with all his vehicles. Watch YouTube videos.

What are they doing now? Talking, yelling, jumping, climbing, etc? Yes except no jumping yet. He’s so close but he just isn’t there yet. And talking. We’re in speech once a week and he’s gone from babbling to jargoning (per the therapist) with about one real word per sentence. He’s doing much better week to week but he’s still struggling.

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Theme? No but maybe we should since my family will be in town. It honestly sounds exhausting.

What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday? Nothing. He has too many toys. We’ve taken some away bc he just doesn’t need so much.

How are tantrums? LOL. They’ve gotten more intense where he will just sit on the floor if we’re in public and will sit or lay down at home and just scream and cry. And will hit. That’s his default if you try to pick him up while he’s angry. Hit and glasses go flying or his rips them off. So not cool.

How do you discipline? Sigh. We sometimes do time outs. Mostly I just try to calm him down and talk to him and explain things. Explaining things is hard but I’m trying to make him understand. So I use small words and holy hell its an experience trying to explain what I’m sorry means LOL. then I threaten with a time out. I have also gotten slightly better with my stern mom voice 😂 he listens about 50% - maybe 30% - of the time vs 0% of the time 👍🏼

For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately? Oh gosh. I don’t even remember the last movie I watched. I read random books on the kindle bc I have kindle unlimited and they aren’t popular bestsellers, but they’re good suspense mysteries.

If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do? Sleep. Mani/pedi. Facial. Massage. Lunch and dinner. A bath. Shopping. Only five hours???

What tv shows are you currently watching? Big little lies, Chernobyl, handmaids tale. And Veronica Mars season 1-3 just dropped today on Hulu so I’m going to rewatch them and make dh watch them for the first time.

What is your favorite summer beverage? Lemonade. Then sangria but that’s a rare drink these days. I love fancy gin and tonics. Like each restaurant’s twist on a g&t, mmmmm so good. I had a “mermaid” g&t the other day and I’m still dreaming about it, it was so good and it was like a teal color so it was so fun to drink haha


Any questions for the group? Hah I was going to ask about how you deal with the tantrums. Going to read everyone’s responses first.

Oh! FOOD!
What do you guys feed your kiddos? We started making him all his food separately and still do, but it’s mostly the same thing- chicken soup with veggies and then pasta or rice. Then pasta with veggies and meat sauce. Chicken fingers. Sautéed zucchini. But he seems more interested in eating with us but I also want him to eat regular food. Like PB sandwiches. Etc. we’ve started but I’m so stuck in our routine of same foods I feel like idk what to make him. Also he doesn’t eat as well for us as he does for our nanny (of course 🙄) so I get so nervous trying new food. My anxiety flares up and it’s so dumb.

[kristyw]

Childs birthday: Aug 27
Size clothing they wear: 18-24 month or 2t
Size diaper: 4
Size shoe: 5

What time is bedtime: 7-7:30
What time do they wake up: 6

How is nighttime sleep? Pretty good other than the ear infections
How are naps? How many, length? 1, usually 2-2.5 hours
What is in your childs bed with them? A toddler pillow, blanket to snuggle, 4 stuffed animals (they're multiplying), her nuks, and a blanket to cover her up with

Going on vacation this summer? Where? We went camping for 5 days once already. Probably another camping trip and maybe a waterpark

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed? Crib for life here

Is anyone potty training yet? No. She does tell us when she pooped and pulls at her diaper after she pees. I'm traumatized from PT DS for like a year that I'm not ready.

Favorite books: Wheels on the bus, Nora's ark, pout pout fish
Favorite toys: Paw patrol dogs/vehicles, doll house furniture/people
Favorite things to do: snuggle, play with DS, be OUTSIDE

What are they doing now? Talking, yelling, jumping, climbing, etc? Her vocab keeps getting better, she tries to jump and it's so cute but she can't yet, she climbs everything she can

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Nope. We just did all the summer bday with MHs family.
What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday? She got a new paw patrol toy and a doll high chair. We got the kids a new-to-us playhouse for outside earlier this summer as their gift from us. They love it

How are tantrums? She throws some pretty big ones. I leave her alone and stay close by.
How do you discipline? If she hits us when we're holding her, she goes on the floor for a few seconds and I say something like "no hitting". And repeat. Usually she gets the idea after one or two times being put down.


For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately?lol no idea
If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do? 5 hours? Sleep. Mani/pedi, shopping, drink my coffee hot while watching tv
What tv shows are you currently watching? Reign currently
What is your favorite summer beverage? Lemonade

Any questions for the group? Nope

[king26]

addymac. Depending on what we eat i make J food separate because hes so picky and i hate it. Seriously i do. I try 3 to 4 new foods a week and usually he wont eat it.
So for breakfast he eats fruit and sausage every day. Sometimes he will eat dry cheerios, a yogurt pouch, a peanut butter granola bite, or peanut butter bites.

Lunch and dinner i make sure he has a fruit, a protein, and a grain. He mostly eats chicken nuggets, fries, tofu, pizza, pepperoni, pasta with butter and parmesan cheese, all the fruit, shredded cheese, tortillas, tortillas with salsa, corn chips, rice with corn and peas, and crackers. Thats really it. Oh and mighty veggie pouches is how he gets his veggies.

Snacks he eats pretzels, yogurt melts, dried fruit, beef jerky ( seriously), and craisins. That is basically all he eats.

As for tantrums we struggle. Mostly we tell him no 3 different times. The third time we remove him from the room. If its really bad we put him in his crib for a 1 minute time out but he doesnt really get that or we take away what he shouldnt have

[bsouls]

Childs birthday: 8/14
Size clothing they wear: 24 months, 2T
Size diaper: 6
Size shoe: 5-6

What time is bedtime: 6:30-7pm
What time do they wake up: 6-6:30am

How is nighttime sleep? Good
How are naps? How many, length? 1 nap, 2 hours
What is in your childs bed with them? Blanket, seahorse, paci, book and maybe some other toy she wanted

Going on vacation this summer? Where? WV for the 4th

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed? Crib

Is anyone potty training yet? Not yet

Favorite books: ones with real pictures
Favorite toys: lots of things
Favorite things to do: jump, play with iPad

What are they doing now? Jumping any chance she gets, she says a lot of words

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Theme? Not a big party, but we will have family over. We will either do a Frozen cake or something with Ryan’s World (she loves that kid)
What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday? I got her a Mrs Potato Head and Duplo cupcake set at Christmas time because they were cheap

How are tantrums? Epic and daily
How do you discipline? Yell

For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately? I don’t know
If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do? Lay naked in bed scrolling through my phone
What tv shows are you currently watching? I just binged Gentleman Jack.
What is your favorite summer beverage? I don’t have any special drinks



Any questions for the group?

[addymac]

I have a Q. How long is your LOs attention span? Do they play long with a new toy or something they’re not very good at?

Our speech therapist is recommending developmental therapy for N bc she thinks his attention span is too short and it’s making speech therapy harder bc at times he won’t focus on the current game / toy to focus on words. I am like....... he’s not even 2???

[addymac]

Another Q.

Does your kid play a lot with others or do they still do more independent su and parallel play?

[bsouls]

addymac I don’t think R has a great attention span, but I don’t know how long she’d pay attention.

R tends to be around older kids, so they’ll play with her. I’m thinking she wouldn’t really play with a 2 year old, it’d be parallel play.

And, food is all over. I try to feed her whatever T wants - which is simple food. She doesn’t really eat meat at this point.

[yellowcat]

Jul 1, 2019 5:51:09 GMT -6 addymac said:

Childs birthday: 8/20
Size clothing they wear: 2T-4T (but really 2/3T)
Size diaper: 5/6
Size shoe: 7/8

What time is bedtime: 8-8:30
What time do they wake up: depends on the night. Anywhere from 6-7:30

How is nighttime sleep? LOL. Depends on the night and who put him to bed 😭 he has started to go down by himself again. Last night was one wake up!

How are naps? How many, length? Naps are usually good. One nap (unless he grabs a catnap in the car if he had a shit night sleep) usually ~2h maybe 1.5h. Tends to be 12:30-2:30, give or take half an hour. We wake him up by 2:45 otherwise he won’t go to bed til 9 and DNW that.

What is in your childs bed with them? A pillow and a million stuffed animals. Most importantly a Chase (from paw patrol), a Rubble (also PP), a teddy bear, an Ernie, a sheep... and a handful of others down by his feet.

Going on vacation this summer? Where? We did a mini one last week- 2 nights at great wolf lodge water park. So fun!

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed? Ugh. We moved to a toddler bed awhile ago and it’s been hit or miss. We’ve been debating going back to the crib but these last few days he’s been really good with it so we may just leave it. He loves the toddler bed aspect of it. He loves to arrange his animals on them and at bedtime when he’s ready for bed he runs and jumps in it on his own. It’s adorable.

Is anyone potty training yet? No. My nanny loves to take him potty and he’s good about peeing in there but he’s nowhere near ready. ESP not poop. He just pooped mid bath two nights ago and freaked. Out. Lol

Favorite books: changes week to week but he loves truck books
Favorite toys: all his trucks every single one. And lately his Rubble stuffed animal
Favorite things to do: go on walks to find trains and trucks and cars. Play with all his vehicles. Watch YouTube videos.

What are they doing now? Talking, yelling, jumping, climbing, etc? Yes except no jumping yet. He’s so close but he just isn’t there yet. And talking. We’re in speech once a week and he’s gone from babbling to jargoning (per the therapist) with about one real word per sentence. He’s doing much better week to week but he’s still struggling.

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Theme? No but maybe we should since my family will be in town. It honestly sounds exhausting.

What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday? Nothing. He has too many toys. We’ve taken some away bc he just doesn’t need so much.

How are tantrums? LOL. They’ve gotten more intense where he will just sit on the floor if we’re in public and will sit or lay down at home and just scream and cry. And will hit. That’s his default if you try to pick him up while he’s angry. Hit and glasses go flying or his rips them off. So not cool.

How do you discipline? Sigh. We sometimes do time outs. Mostly I just try to calm him down and talk to him and explain things. Explaining things is hard but I’m trying to make him understand. So I use small words and holy hell its an experience trying to explain what I’m sorry means LOL. then I threaten with a time out. I have also gotten slightly better with my stern mom voice 😂 he listens about 50% - maybe 30% - of the time vs 0% of the time 👍🏼

For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately? Oh gosh. I don’t even remember the last movie I watched. I read random books on the kindle bc I have kindle unlimited and they aren’t popular bestsellers, but they’re good suspense mysteries.

If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do? Sleep. Mani/pedi. Facial. Massage. Lunch and dinner. A bath. Shopping. Only five hours???

What tv shows are you currently watching? Big little lies, Chernobyl, handmaids tale. And Veronica Mars season 1-3 just dropped today on Hulu so I’m going to rewatch them and make dh watch them for the first time.

What is your favorite summer beverage? Lemonade. Then sangria but that’s a rare drink these days. I love fancy gin and tonics. Like each restaurant’s twist on a g&t, mmmmm so good. I had a “mermaid” g&t the other day and I’m still dreaming about it, it was so good and it was like a teal color so it was so fun to drink haha


Any questions for the group? Hah I was going to ask about how you deal with the tantrums. Going to read everyone’s responses first.

Oh! FOOD!
What do you guys feed your kiddos? We started making him all his food separately and still do, but it’s mostly the same thing- chicken soup with veggies and then pasta or rice. Then pasta with veggies and meat sauce. Chicken fingers. Sautéed zucchini. But he seems more interested in eating with us but I also want him to eat regular food. Like PB sandwiches. Etc. we’ve started but I’m so stuck in our routine of same foods I feel like idk what to make him. Also he doesn’t eat as well for us as he does for our nanny (of course 🙄) so I get so nervous trying new food. My anxiety flares up and it’s so dumb.

When J poops in the tub he then tries to catch it he thinks it's hilarious. I wish he'd freak out then maybe we could get him on the potty.

We give our kids a little bit of what we're making ourselves though we do make food that we know they will eat when we hit a few days of protest that I hate like chicken nuggets and fries.

[kristyw]

Jul 1, 2019 21:59:00 GMT -6 addymac said:

I have a Q. How long is your LOs attention span? Do they play long with a new toy or something they’re not very good at?

Our speech therapist is recommending developmental therapy for N bc she thinks his attention span is too short and it’s making speech therapy harder bc at times he won’t focus on the current game / toy to focus on words. I am like....... he’s not even 2???

It depends on what it is. A new toy will keep her attention for quite a while if it's something she's really into. Or she might play with it for a minute and not come back for days.

As for your ST recommendation, is he in birth-3 or something else? I ask because if it's B-3, the ST spends all day with kids around his age. If she thinks there might be something else a DT can help out with, it's her job to point it out.

[kristyw]

Jul 1, 2019 21:59:59 GMT -6 addymac said:

Another Q.

Does your kid play a lot with others or do they still do more independent su and parallel play?

My kids play together sometimes. And she'll play with older kids. Like, she thinks duck duck goose, tag, hide and seek are the best. She'll sometimes follow DS's directions and sometimes she just stares at him or does her own thing. But kids her own age, it's parallel play.

[addymac]

Jul 2, 2019 6:05:30 GMT -6 kristyw said:

Jul 1, 2019 21:59:00 GMT -6 addymac said:

I have a Q. How long is your LOs attention span? Do they play long with a new toy or something they’re not very good at?

Our speech therapist is recommending developmental therapy for N bc she thinks his attention span is too short and it’s making speech therapy harder bc at times he won’t focus on the current game / toy to focus on words. I am like....... he’s not even 2???

It depends on what it is. A new toy will keep her attention for quite a while if it's something she's really into. Or she might play with it for a minute and not come back for days.

As for your ST recommendation, is he in birth-3 or something else? I ask because if it's B-3, the ST spends all day with kids around his age. If she thinks there might be something else a DT can help out with, it's her job to point it out.

Yeah he’s in the EI Birth-3 we’re definitely getting the evaluation done at the end of the month, I am just surprised bc I didn’t think he was that distracted. He can play with his cars for like an hour but if it something he’s not that into or he’s bad at, he moves on quickly. Just curios how “normal” that is. But I’m all in on the therapies for him if it helps.

It does make me spiral and worry about future diagnoses (add /adhd / the spectrum, etc). But I try to ignore those anxious thoughts. The therapist says there’s no way he’s autistic bc he’s too social and chatty but I still worry about related dx

[king26]

Jul 1, 2019 21:59:59 GMT -6 addymac said:

Another Q.

Does your kid play a lot with others or do they still do more independent su and parallel play?

J does parallel play which is totally approproate at this age. Occasionally he will run with other kids or roll a ball to them but thats it. 95% parallel play.

[king26]

addymac J has a pretty short attention span. If he plays with his cars he can play for 20 minutes at a time. With new toys its 5 and minutes or so. But often ge is just running from task to task. Im seeing ny friend who works in infant and toddlers today. Ill ask her what average attention span of a 2 year old should be since she does evaluations all the time.

I was thinking, for food i make almost all of J stuff in the air fryer. Its easy, low mess, and i can throw it all in there at once. Plus then i have the stove and oven for us. Best in estment ive made for food.

[king26]

Childs birthday: august 25
Size clothing they wear: 2T or 24 months thiugh some 18 month pants
Size diaper: 4 during day/5 overnight
Size shoe: 5 or 6

What time is bedtime: 8 to 830
What time do they wake up: 6 to 7

How is nighttime sleep? Much better since sleep training. He either sttn or gets up once and goes back to sleep within 5 minuyes.
How are naps? How many, length? Good. He takes one nap around 1.5 hours, sometimes 2 hours
What is in your childs bed with them? He has a musical seahorse, 2 apple park friends, and occasionally he puts in his caterpillar stroller toy

Going on vacation this summer? Where? Somewhere though just for 2 or 3 nights. Nowhere far, so probably withing 2 hours of here.

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed? Crib 4 life

Is anyone potty training yet? Nope. Not even sure how to begin

Favorite books: little blue truck, anything that is touch and feel, any lift the flap
Favorite toys: his thomas train set, any cars or trucks, his golf club set
Favorite things to do: be outside 24/7, swing, run, watch his videos

What are they doing now? Talking, yelling, jumping, climbing, etc? He climbs on everything, jumps off the couch, babbling. He says about 15 words so hes gotten about 5 more since taking the binky but its slow going. He claps and high 5s people all the time too.

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Theme? Nope. Pushing J's virthday in with july birthdays at my parents. Im making a space cake but thats it.
What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday? More trains for his thomas set, jammies. Thats it. My parents are getting him a kitchen.

How are tantrums? Horrible. He will be so good then just lose it over something stupid. He screams, cries, stomps his feet. On occasion he hits but rarely.
How do you discipline? We just remove him from whatever it is hes doing or remove the object. Sometimes this sucks but ita what we do.

For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately? Where the crawdads sing or any of the In Death books ive read lately. I dont know the last movie ive seen.

If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do? Get a massage then either sleep or lay in bed in ny undies and play on my laptop.
What tv shows are you currently watching? Nothing? I mean cooking shows but thats it.
What is your favorite summer beverage? Iced tea




Any questions for the group?

[pennylane]

Childs birthday: 09/04
Size clothing they wear: 18-24 mo, 24 months, just got some 2T jammies
Size diaper: 5
Size shoe: 5 or 6

What time is bedtime: 7/7:30
What time do they wake up: 5-6

How is nighttime sleep? It was great until traveling, have to get back on track.
How are naps? How many, length? Just one, usually 1-1.5 hrs.
What is in your childs bed with them? Light up sheep, thin pillow and blanket.

Going on vacation this summer? Where? Just visiting my parents for a few days, and then the ILs in NC for a few days.

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed? In the bed. It’s going ok.

Is anyone potty training yet? No way.

Favorite books: Usborne Very First Words, and she just got a Baby Shark book that plays songs.
Favorite toys: She loves her baby doll and stroller, play kitchen and DS’ superheroes
Favorite things to do: snack, climb/run/jump, jump in puddles

What are they doing now? Talking, yelling, jumping, climbing, etc? Being a major handful in every way.

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Theme? I have no idea yet.
What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday? Good question.. I should look at everyone else’s answers for ideas.

How are tantrums? Ridiculous.
How do you discipline? Removing her from the situation, ignoring as needed, taking things away (if she’s throwing or whatever).

For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately? I always read before bed but nothing has been spectacular recently.
If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do? Nap and watch a movie.
What tv shows are you currently watching? 90 Day Fiancé and Pose
What is your favorite summer beverage? Lemonade I guess

[king26]

@starzia we are doing nothing with colors. I mean i talk about them whe.ln he picks up his crayon and he plays a little game with colors but he has no clue. We are working on body parts right now and have head, toes, nose, usually tongue and belly. He is also very interested in letters. He doesnt know any but knows there are different letters in a word and pionts to then to have me say the letter names. He likes z a lot and claps when i say that one so who knows.

[bsouls]

@starzia R likes an app Starfall and does the colors on there. I ended up doing multiple free trials for T by emailing them asking for a month free and I finally bought a year subscription since T wanted to play all the games. She knows some colors and is pretty good at using the app. We also use an app Smart Shapes to work on colors.

[nutmeg]

Childs birthday: 6/24 My baby is 2!
Size clothing they wear: 18 months
Size diaper: 4
Size shoe: 5.5- 6

What time is bedtime: 8
What time do they wake up: 730-8

How is nighttime sleep? good
How are naps? How many, length? one nap that's about 2 hrs
What is in your childs bed with them? Blanket and his current favorite stuffed animal- Mr Moose

Going on vacation this summer? Where? Don't know. Lake George or the white mtns maybe.

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed? Crib for lyfe. Do not want a free range Oliver

Is anyone potty training yet? HAHAHAHA no.

Favorite books: Never touch a (Monster, dragon, dinosaur)/ Goodnight, goodnight construction site/ Little blue truck.
Favorite toys: Babies, Trucks, Kitchen, and outside.
Favorite things to do: Annoy his sister. Sing.

What are they doing now? Talking, yelling, jumping, climbing, etc? All of the above. Jumping off of the stairs

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Theme? We are doing a combined birthday for Molly and Oliver tomorrow. It's dinosaur themed.
What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday? We got him a kids fire for his birthday. He doesn't really understand it yet but likes to push the buttons. I picked up a radio flyer tricycle with the push handle for the party since we got Molly a new bike and I'll be able to take them out to the bike path together.

How are tantrums? Super duper fun...
How do you discipline? Time out/ losing my shit/ taking things away. Neither of my kids care all that much about what I do.

For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately? Book: To best the boys Movie: I loved the new Aladdin
If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do? Watch grown up tv/ read/ craft
What tv shows are you currently watching? Lucifer/ New girl/ Designated survivor
What is your favorite summer beverage? Lemonade

[addymac]

Colors - he knows yellow. Sort of knows green and blue and red. He says yellow and red and sometimes blue.

I’m really struggling with figuring out if he’s talking in English or Spanish 😔 like Spanish words don’t occur to me bc I think in English but then our nanny will repeat a word he says in Spanish and I’m like ohhhhhhh ok.

[thinkchocolate05]

I'm late to the conversation!! I miss the questions too.

Childs birthday: 08/16
Size clothing they wear: 2T
Size diaper: 6
Size shoe: 7

What time is bedtime: 8:30
What time do they wake up: 7:30

How is nighttime sleep? Good. We put him down asleep after his sippy cup but then he usually sttn

How are naps? How many, length? One around 2-2.5 hours on the weekend. Shorter naps at daycare, I think bc he doesn't want to miss anything.

What is in your childs bed with them? His beloved puppy binky and one other binky, and he is still in a Halo sleep sack.

Going on vacation this summer? Where? Nothing planned.

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed? Crib at least till upcoming baby is 6 months old

Is anyone potty training yet? No way. It's a big hassle and he's still so young.

Favorite books: Karen Katz lift the flap books, Thomas books, "that's not my (fill in the blank) books, wheels on the bus
Favorite toys: the laptop with nick jr playing. Sigh. Any ball to throw.
Favorite things to do: go outside, stick paw patrol stickers on paper, play in water, watch laptop

What are they doing now? Talking, yelling, jumping, climbing, etc? Loves climbing and jumping and finds a table or stepstool to push against things so he can climb up. Will throw himself off a high surface into your arms, which I forgot to tell my parents when they were visiting. Still has only about ten to fifteen words but is making more sounds

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Theme? I might do bubble guppies bc he loooves them and dances to the theme song. Just doing a small family gathering but getting a water bounce house or something similar since he loves playing in water.
What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday? Thomas track master? Books?

How are tantrums? Annoying but not as annoying as the four year olds. He thinks it's very dramatic to throw his binky.

How do you discipline? Tell him no; ignore him if he's fussing about not getting screen time; time out for one minute in his crib if he keeps not listening. It doesn't seem to be working but we'll see.

For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately? I watched Ralph wrecks the internet with the four year old, which was funny
If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do? Sleep. I hate to admit it, but I think I'd be drawn to finishing the laundry bc it annoys me I can't catch up on it.
What tv shows are you currently watching? Really liked dead to me
What is your favorite summer beverage? Lemonade

What is everyone's rule on screen time. I would prefer if he didn't get any at all, but it's hard especially with his brother watching. He loves bubble guppies and wiggles, but I hate that he watches more than an hour a day since they watch some at daycare too.

I can't remember who asked, but he doesn't know any colors. He can point to all the paw patrol pups though if you say their names (facepalm).

king26 I thought J's diet sounded really good from what you described. Toddler H has gotten much pickier recently. We feed the boys whatever we are eating. I usually do protein, starch, veggie for dinner, but I try to make one of those be something I know they will eat. It's very frustrating though.

[nutmeg]

Jul 5, 2019 13:55:40 GMT -6 @starzia said:

thinkchocolate05 I asked about colors , DD can name all the characters in seasame street. So these kids clearly have let their priorities be known

Our speech therapist said colors are a preschool skill definitely not a 2 year old skill. She basically said to let him pick up on whatever he wants to and not push anything. 🤷 Most of the things Oliver knows is because he follows Molly around like a shadow.

[yellowcat]

I am a bit behind

Childs birthday: 7_28
Size clothing they wear: 2t
Size diaper: 5
Size shoe: 6 or 7

What time is bedtime: never
What time do they wake up: too early

How is nighttime sleep? Awful he ends up in our bed using one of our hair as a comfort animal
How are naps? How many, length? Maybe 1 2-3 hours but hard to get him down.
What is in your childs bed with them?
Us!

Going on vacation this summer? Where?
No big trips I am taking the kids to nj to see my family while my husband is away in a few weeks then a labour day weekend with my family in the outer banks.

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed?
Crib

Is anyone potty training yet? He is interested but nothing resl

Favorite books: trucks
Favorite toys: all the cars
Favorite things to do: run

What are they doing now? Talking, yelling, jumping, climbing, etc?
Everything. Words are still coming but his vocab is really increasing now

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Theme? Just cake at my sister's when we are in nj

What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday? Cars. Seriously that is all he cares about

How are tantrums? A few, less now that he has more words

How do you discipline? He knows time NJ out

For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately? On the basis of sex. Watched it on a plane

If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do? Sleep

What tv shows are you currently watching? Stranger things

What is your favorite summer beverage?
Gin and tonic



Any questions for the group? How do I get these kids to sttn?

[happyfeet9]

Started this twice and it got deleted - answering for both E and D

Childs birthday: 8/8
Size clothing they wear: E 3/4T, D 2/3T
Size diaper: 5 and 6 overnight
Size shoe: 7 both

What time is bedtime: 8pm
What time do they wake up: 7ish

How is nighttime sleep? Both sttn
How are naps? How many, length? 1 for us 2 for nanny. Total 2-3 hours
What is in your childs bed with them? Blankies for both

Going on vacation this summer? Went to indoor water park resort for a few days, that's it.

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed?
Twin trundle bed

Is anyone potty training yet? Nope

Favorite books: Usborne that's not my series, There's a monster in your book, first 100 words
Favorite toys: Cars, balls, blocks, E likes her Moana doll
Favorite things to do: run, play soccer and basketball, build pillow forts with their brother, play clean and cook

What are they doing now? Talking, yelling, jumping, climbing, etc?
Everything. Words are slow, they will be starting speech therapy.

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Theme?
2 parties - one at home on their birthday (we're twoodles theme); one over weekend for family (two infinity and beyond toy story theme)

What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday?
Nothing really - some books and maybe art stuff

How are tantrums? Few unless they are overly tired or hungry

How do you discipline? Redirect, take away items

For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately? Read - Becoming. Movie - Always be my maybe

If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do? Yoga, lunch date with MH, mani/pedi, movie

What tv shows are you currently watching? Just binged Stranger Things 3. Watching all HGTV shows, Big Little Lies

What is your favorite summer beverage?
Iced coffee

[jt2378]

I’m so late to this!

Childs birthday: 8/14
Size clothing they wear: 18-24 months, 2T
Size diaper: 4
Size shoe: 6

What time is bedtime: 9:00, ugh
What time do they wake up: between 6:15-7:00

How is nighttime sleep? STTN
How are naps? How many, length? One nap, 1.5-2 hours
What is in your childs bed with them? A few stuffed animals and a blanket

Going on vacation this summer? Where? We went to the White Mountains in NH up to Storyland and Santa’s Village and have been down to the beach in RI. We will be down there most weekends through the summer at MH’s grandparent’s house.

Is child still in crib or have you moved to bed? Crib hopefully much longer

Is anyone potty training yet? No. She is showing interest but meh I’m in no rush.

Favorite books: Goodnight moon, Pat the Bunny, flip books, 100 first animals
Favorite toys: balls, dolls, play kitchen and food
Favorite things to do: whatever the big one is doing. She pretends to talk on the phone now lol too cute.

What are they doing now? Talking, yelling, jumping, climbing, etc? All of the above. Man she is LOUD!

Who is having a big 2nd birthday party? Theme? We are combining both girls since they are 3 weeks apart. I’m not sure on theme yet. The party won’t be till September.
What is on your list to buy toddler for birthday? I have no idea yet. I was thinking maybe a balance bike or is she too young for that?

How are tantrums? Oof, she can be a bear.
How do you discipline? Ignore mostly. Redirecting does jack shit with this kid 😂

For us moms:
What is the best book youve read or movie youve seen lately? It’s been years since I read a book which makes me sad since I love it. Can’t think of a movie right now that has blown me away lately.
If you could have 5 hours to yourself, uninterrupted, what would you do? Sleep or just relax and not have to think.
What tv shows are you currently watching? Nothing really. I want to watch the new season of Stranger things but haven’t started it yet.
What is your favorite summer beverage? Margarita or fresh brewed ice tea. Also there are these vodka lemonades that a local brewery in RI has and they are 👌

Any questions for the group?

[muscari]

Coming back to this once D is at daycare!

[happyfeet9]

Jul 5, 2019 10:31:26 GMT -6 addymac said:

Colors - he knows yellow. Sort of knows green and blue and red. He says yellow and red and sometimes blue.

I’m really struggling with figuring out if he’s talking in English or Spanish 😔 like Spanish words don’t occur to me bc I think in English but then our nanny will repeat a word he says in Spanish and I’m like ohhhhhhh ok.

The twins are like this. It's funny bc my mom and MIL took care of DS1 early on, but they made efforts to speak to him in English so he understands Spanish but most of his words are in English.

The twins take directions better in Spanish, but have some words in each (more in Spanish). It definitely catches us off guard at times.